PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. PREFACE xi
4. ABBREVIATIONS xv
5. 1 INTRODUCTION: Toward a Sociology of Health Hazards in Daily Life 1
6. 2. EPIDEMIOLOGY 19
7. 3. DOES THE ENVIRONMENT CAUSE BREAST CANCER? 47
8. 4. ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS 77
9. 5. THE SCIENCE AND POLITICS OF RESIDENTIAL RADON 111
10. 6. THE CONTROVERSY OVER PASSIVE SMOKING 147
11. 7. CONCLUSION 183
12. APPENDIX A. List of Interviews 189
13. APPENDIX B. How Findings Can Be Reported in a Way That Puts Them in Perspective 191
14. NOTES 193
15. GLOSSARY 215
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 221
17. CREDITS 239
18. INDEX 241