Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Eric M. Patashnik
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By (author) Alan S. Gerber
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By (author) Conor M. Dowling
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Preface by Eric M. Patashnik
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Preface by Alan S. Gerber
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:280 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691203225
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| Classifications | Dewey:362.10973 |
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| Illustrations |
17 b/w illus. 9 tables.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
7 July 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
How partisanship, polarization, and medical authority stand in the way of evidence-based medicine The U.S. medical system is touted as the most advanced in the world, yet many common treatments are not based on sound science. Unhealthy Politics sheds new light on why the government's response to this troubling situation has been so inadequate, a
Author Biography
Eric M. Patashnik is the Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Brown University. Alan S. Gerber is the Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Conor M. Dowling is associate professor of political science at the University of Mississippi.
Reviews"Winner of the 2018 Don K. Price Award, Science, Technology & Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association" "Winner of the 2018 Louis Brownlow Book Award, National Academy of Public Administration"
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