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Author:

Foreman, Christopher H.

Title:

Plagues, products, and politics : emergent public health hazards and national policymaking / Christopher H. Foreman, Jr.

Publisher:

Brookings Institution,

Copyright Date:

c1994

Description:

x, 210 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Health risk assessment--Government policy--United States.
Crisis management in government--United States.
Medicine, Preventive--Government policy--United States.
Product safety--Government policy--United States.
Epidemics--United States.
AIDS (Disease)--Government policy--United States.
Medicina preventiva--Política gubernamental--EE.UU.
Seguridad--Política gubernamental--EE.UU.
Epidemias--EE.UU.
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (SIDA)--Política gubernamental--EE.UU.
Gezondheidszorg.
Risico's.
Productveiligheid.
Overheidsbeleid.
Health Policy--United States.
Consumer Product Safety--United States.
Disaster Planning--United States.
Disease Outbreaks--United States.
Risk Assessment--United States.

Other Titles:

Plagues, products & politics.

Notes:

Spine title: Plagues, products & politics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-199) and index.

Contents:

Visible victims -- Institutions -- Detection -- Interventions -- Education -- Regulation -- Research -- Prospects.

ISBN:

0815728751 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815728757 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815728757 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
0815728751 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
081572876X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815728764 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815728764 (cloth : alk. paper) :
081572876X (cloth : alk. paper) :

LCCN:

94015189

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)