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Keep out of reach of children : Reye's syndrome, aspirin, and the politics of public health / by Mark A. Largent.

Largent, Mark A. (Author).

Summary:

"A modern medical mystery about an illness that ravaged healthy children, changed policy, and vanished before a cause was found"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781934137888
  • ISBN: 193413788X
  • Physical Description: 271 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Reye's syndrome > Etiology.
Aspirin.
Public health > Political aspects.
Reye Syndrome > etiology.
Aspirin > adverse effects.
Child.
History, 20th Century.
Politics.
Public Health > history.
Reye Syndrome > history.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library RJ 520 .R43 L37 2015 30775305485832 General Collection Available -

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Keep Out of Reach of Children : ReyeA's Syndrome, Aspirin, and the Politics of Public Health
Keep Out of Reach of Children : ReyeA's Syndrome, Aspirin, and the Politics of Public Health
by Largent, Mark A.
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Table of Contents

Keep Out of Reach of Children : ReyeA's Syndrome, Aspirin, and the Politics of Public Health

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prologuep. 11
Chapter 1The Discovery of ReyeÆs Syndromep. 25
Chapter 2Toxins: The Obvious Causep. 42
Chapter 3The Deadly Mistp. 57
Chapter 4The Front Line in the Battle against Reye's Syndromep. 7
Chapter 5The Aspirin Hypothesisp. 98
Chapter 6The Aspirin Industry Respondsp. 122
Chapter 7The Rise of Labels and the Fall of Reye'sp. 146
Chapter 8Labels, At Lastp. 162
Chapter 9Triumph and Dissentp. 178
Chapter 10The Politics of Public Healthp. 197
Acknowledgmentsp. 211
Notesp. 214
Indexp. 257

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