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4. A Precautionary Tale

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Autism's False Prophets
This chapter is in the book Autism's False Prophets

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Prologue xi
  4. Introduction xix
  5. 1. The Tinderbox 1
  6. 2. Lighting the Fuse 18
  7. 3. The Implosion 37
  8. 4. A Precautionary Tale 60
  9. 5. Mercury Rising 81
  10. 6. Mercury Falling 106
  11. 7. Behind the Mercury Curtain 130
  12. 8. Science in Court 156
  13. 9. Science and the Media 176
  14. 10. Science and Society 196
  15. 11. A Place for Autism 218
  16. Epilogue: “Next, on Oprah” 235
  17. Notes 249
  18. Selected Bibliography 283
  19. Acknowledgments 285
  20. Index 287
https://doi.org/10.7312/offi14636-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Prologue xi
  4. Introduction xix
  5. 1. The Tinderbox 1
  6. 2. Lighting the Fuse 18
  7. 3. The Implosion 37
  8. 4. A Precautionary Tale 60
  9. 5. Mercury Rising 81
  10. 6. Mercury Falling 106
  11. 7. Behind the Mercury Curtain 130
  12. 8. Science in Court 156
  13. 9. Science and the Media 176
  14. 10. Science and Society 196
  15. 11. A Place for Autism 218
  16. Epilogue: “Next, on Oprah” 235
  17. Notes 249
  18. Selected Bibliography 283
  19. Acknowledgments 285
  20. Index 287
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