Vaccination controversies : a reference handbook
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- ISBN: 9781610693110 (hardcopy : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1610693116 (hardcopy : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781610693127 (ebook)
- ISBN: 1610693124 (ebook)
- ISBN: 9781610693127 (ebook)
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2013]
- Copyright: 2013
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-383) and index. |
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Subject: | Vaccination Handbooks, manuals, etc Vaccines Handbooks, manuals, etc Immunization Handbooks, manuals, etc Vaccination Vaccines |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RA 638 .N498 2013 | 30775305461726 | General Collection | Available | - |
Vaccination Controversies : A Reference Handbook
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Vaccination Controversies : A Reference Handbook
Why is there such an active and ongoing resistance to mandatory vaccination? This book examines why vaccination as a public health measure continues to be highly controversial.Objections to mandatory vaccination are widespread in the world today. Rather than being a new development, such objections have existed since vaccinations were first introduced. This book provides complete coverage of the history and background of vaccination issues in the United States and around the world, along with a detailed examination of the issues related to the use of vaccination today, and supplies readers with the necessary information to consider if the potential benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks. Vaccination Controversies: A Reference Handbook overviews the scientific basis for and history of immunization as a method for protecting individuals against disease, along with a review of the social, political, and economic issues related to the use of immunization in both human and animal populations. The book debunks prevalent public health myths by clearly outlining the scientific consensus behind modern immunization regimes. Also included are profiles of important individuals and organizations within the history of vaccination, a chronology of important events, as well as pertinent reports, laws, and court decisions that give the reader a greater appreciation of the issues surrounding vaccination.