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Page 69
... United States , the volume of the drug business has grown by a factor of 100 during the current century : 105 20,000 tons of aspirin are consumed per year , almost 225 tablets per person . 106 In England , every tenth night of sleep is ...
... United States , the volume of the drug business has grown by a factor of 100 during the current century : 105 20,000 tons of aspirin are consumed per year , almost 225 tablets per person . 106 In England , every tenth night of sleep is ...
Page 75
... United States , Sweden , and Canada , were soon forgotten or are remembered with embarrassment . 124 There is not much territory left to explore . Novelties are either " package deals " -fixed - dose combinations - or medical " me- toos ...
... United States , Sweden , and Canada , were soon forgotten or are remembered with embarrassment . 124 There is not much territory left to explore . Novelties are either " package deals " -fixed - dose combinations - or medical " me- toos ...
Page 245
... United States.70 In no state of the union is a license required for fewer than fourteen kinds of practitioners.71 These licenses are issued on completion of formal educational programs and sometimes on the evidence of a successful ...
... United States.70 In no state of the union is a license required for fewer than fourteen kinds of practitioners.71 These licenses are issued on completion of formal educational programs and sometimes on the evidence of a successful ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Introduction | 127 |
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