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|aGoldacre, Ben.
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|aBad science :|bquacks, hacks, and big pharma flacks /|cBen Goldacre.
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|a1st American ed.
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|aNew York, NY :|bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,|cc2010.
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|axii, 288 p. :|bill. ;|c21 cm.
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|aOriginally published, in different form: London : Fourth Estate, 2008.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aWhile exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample size, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it.
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