The danger within us : America's untested, unregulated medical device industry and one man's battle to survive it / Jeanne Lenzer.
A medical investigative journalist presents an unsettling expose of the under-regulated medical device industry, revealing the corruption, greed, and deceit that have combined to render medical interventions a leading cause of death in America.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316343763
- ISBN: 0316343765
- Physical Description: 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-316) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Strange seizures -- Age of miracles -- Deadly devices -- The man from Cyberonics -- Adverse events -- No safety net -- Regulators in chains -- The power of illusions -- The quest for truth -- When money talks -- Breakdown -- What is to be done? |
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Subject: | Medical instruments and apparatus industry > United States. Medical instruments and apparatus industry > Corrupt practices > United States. Medical instruments and apparatus > United States. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Allentown Public Library | 338.4 LENZ (Text) | 34455006404608 | Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL | Available | - |
Bethlehem Main Library | 338.476 (Text) | 33062008953425 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |