Science on trial : the clash of medical evidence and the law in the breast implant case / Marcia Angell.
1996
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Author
Title
Science on trial : the clash of medical evidence and the law in the breast implant case / Marcia Angell.
Published
London ; New York : W.W. Norton, [1996]
Copyright
©1996
Call Number
KF1297.B74 A96 1996
ISBN
0393039730
Description
256 pages ; 22 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)33666364
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-245) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
9
Acknowledgments
15
1
The Breast Implant Story: Once Over Lightly
19
2
Breast Implants: What They Are and Who Has Them
33
3
The FDA Ban on Implants: Regulation in Modern America
50
4
The Rush to Court: Litigation and More Litigation
69
5
Scientific Evidence: What It Is and Where It Comes From
90
6
Science in the Courtroom: Opinions without Evidence
111
7
Greed and Corruption: All That Free Money
133
8
Americans and Health News: The Alarm of the Day
154
9
Breast Implants and the Rejection of Science: Other Ways of Knowing
177
10
Where We Stand ... and for How Long
192
Notes
211
Index
247