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Vaccination and Its Critics: A Documentary and Reference Guide: Documentary and Reference Guides

Autor Lisa Rosner
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 feb 2017 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This authoritative and unbiased narrative-supported by 50 primary source documents-follows the history of vaccination, highlighting essential medical achievements and ongoing controversies.This timely work provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific breakthrough known as vaccination and the controversy surrounding its opposition. A timeline of discoveries trace the medical and societal progression of vaccines from the early development of this medical preventive to the eradication of epidemics and the present-day discussion about its role in autism. The content presents compelling parallels across different time periods to reflect the ongoing concerns that have persisted throughout history regarding vaccination.Author Lisa Rosner provides a sweeping overview of the topic, covering the development of modern vaccines and practices, laws governing the distribution of vaccines, patients' rights, consumer advocacy, and vaccination disasters. Throughout the volume, primary source documents present the perspectives of researchers, public health specialists, physicians, patients, consumer advocates, and government officials, helping to illuminate the past, present, and future of vaccines on a global level.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440841835
ISBN-10: 1440841837
Pagini: 344
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 mm
Greutate: 1.2 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Seria Documentary and Reference Guides

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Features essential primary documents that highlight historic turning points in vaccine research and implementation

Notă biografică

Lisa Rosner is distinguished professor of history at Stockton University.

Recenzii

This well-written book by historian Rosner offers a selection of historical documents covering the history of vaccination from its earliest manifestations to the present day. . . . Her work is sure to interest history of medicine buffs. Summing Up: Highly recommended. High school through undergraduate students; general readers.
Vaccination and Its Critics: A Documentary and Reference Guide is a very unique item compared to other books written on vaccines and vaccine injuries. . . . [It] provides the reader with the primary source documents-letters, first-hand accounts of people who have suffered various diseases like polio, newspaper articles, accounts from researchers and more. . . . . I would recommend it as reference material for public libraries and undergraduate students looking to do more research on the topic.
Research students seeking information in the area of inoculation history will find this book thorough and compact. . . . This title is recommended for public, school, and academic libraries.