Keep out of reach of children : Reye's syndrome, aspirin, and the politics of public health

Keep out of reach of children : Reye's syndrome, aspirin, and the politics of public health /

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

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Largent, Mark A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2015
Series:Bellevue Literary Press pathography.
Subjects:
Reye's syndrome > Etiology.
Aspirin.
Public health > Political aspects.
Children.
Politics, Practical.
Reye Syndrome > etiology
Aspirin > adverse effects
Child
History, 20th Century
Politics
Public Health > history
Reye Syndrome > history
Aspirin
children (people by age group)
politics.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Chapter One: The Discovery of Reye's Syndrome; Chapter Two: Toxins: The Obvious Cause; Chapter Three: The Deadly Mist; Chapter Four: The Front Line in the Battle against Reye's Syndrome; Chapter Five: The Aspirin Hypothesis; Chapter Six: The Aspirin Industry Responds; Chapter Seven: The Rise of Labels and the Fall of Reye's; Chapter Eight: Labels, At Last; Chapter Nine: Triumph and Dissent; Chapter Ten: The Politics of Public Health; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index.

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