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Author Lenzer, Jeanne, author

Title The Danger Within Us : America's Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man's Battle To Survive It / Jeanne Lenzer

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  338.476 .L549d    AVAILABLE  
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  338.476 L575d 2017    AVAILABLE  
Edition First edition
Phys Descr 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note Text in English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-316) and index
Contents 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?
Summary 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
Subject Medical instruments and apparatus industry -- United States
Medical instruments and apparatus industry -- Corrupt practices -- United States
Medical instruments and apparatus -- United States
OCLC # 1013189283
ISBN # 9780316343763
0316343765