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008			170720s20172017enk b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9780199396603
050	0	0	_aRA418 _b.G64 2017
082	1		_a362.1 GOR _2
100	1		_aGorman, Sara E.
245	1	0	_aDenying to the grave : _bwhy we ignore the facts that will save us _c/ Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD.
260			_aOxford, UK _b: Oxford University Press _c, 2017
300			_a312 p. _c; 25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Conspiracy theories -- Charismatic leaders -- Confirmation bias -- Causality and filling the ignorance gap -- Avoidance of complexity -- Risk perception and probability -- Conclusion.
520			_aWhy do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they can't possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete or inconclusive, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere to harm us.
546			_aEnglish.
650		4	_aSocial medicine
650		4	_aScience _x-Methodology
650		4	_aSkepticism
650		4	_aBelief and doubt
650		4	_aDenial (Psychology)
700	1		_aGorman, Jack M.
942			_cMO
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