Copyright © 2017 by Richard F. Harris
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Harris, Richard F., author.
Title: Rigor mortis : how sloppy science creates worthless cures, crushes hope, and wastes billions / Richard Harris.
Description: New York : Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc., [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017001183 (print) | LCCN 2017005631 (ebook) | ISBN 9780465097906 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780465097913 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Medicine--Research--Methodology. | Medical ethics. | BISAC: MEDICAL / Research. | MEDICAL / Ethics. | SCIENCE / Research & Methodology.
Classification: LCC R852 .H37 2017 (print) | LCC R852 (ebook) | DDC 610.72--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017001183
E3-20170513-JV-PC