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Snowball in a blizzard : a physician's notes on uncertainty in medicine / Steven Hatch, MD. by Hatch, Steven, 1969- Basic Books, c2016. Call #: 616.075 H351s Subjects Diagnosis.   Uncertainty.   Medical policy. ISBN:  9780465050642 (hc) 0465050646 (hc) Description:  xv, 293 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index. Contents:  Primum non nocere: the motivations and hazards of overdiagnosis -- Vignette: the perils of predictive value -- Snowball in a blizzard -- The pressures of managing pressure -- Lyme's false prophets: chronic fatigue, tick-borne illness, and the overselling of certainty -- The origins of knowledge and the seeds of uncertainty -- The correlation/causation problem, or why dark chocolate may not lower your risk of heart failure -- Health watch: hype, hysteria, and the media's overconfident march of progress. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 616.075 H351s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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