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The panic virus : the true story behind the vaccine-autism controversy / Seth Mnookin ; with a new afterword by the author.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First Simon & Schuster trade paperback editionDescription: xx, 439 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781439158654
Subject(s): Summary: A searing account of how vaccine opponents have used the media to spread their message of panic, despite no scientific evidence to support them.Summary: In this searching exposé, the recent hysteria over childhood vaccinations and their alleged link to autism becomes a cautionary tale of bad science amplified by media sensationalism.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:01.a MNOO 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 104566
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:01.a MNOO 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 104567

A searing account of how vaccine opponents have used the media to spread their message of panic, despite no scientific evidence to support them.

In this searching exposé, the recent hysteria over childhood vaccinations and their alleged link to autism becomes a cautionary tale of bad science amplified by media sensationalism.