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Ben Goldacre: Combatendo a má ciência

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Todos os dias há novidades de um novo conselho sobre saúde, mas como saber-se se está certo? Médico e epidemiologista, Ben Goldrace mostra-nos, a alta velocidade, as formas como as provas podem ser distorcidas, das cegamente óbvias afirmações nutricionais aos muito subtis truques da Indústria Farmacêutica.

Ben Goldacre unpicks dodgy scientific claims made by scaremongering journalists, dubious government reports, pharmaceutical corporations, PR companies and quacks. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese by Patricia Grade
Reviewed by Mia Martin
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