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... Prescription Only : A Report on the Roles of the United States Food and Drug Administration , the American Medical Association , Pharmaceutical Manufacturers , and Others in Connection with the Irrational and Massive Use of Prescription ...
... Prescription Only : A Report on the Roles of the United States Food and Drug Administration , the American Medical Association , Pharmaceutical Manufacturers , and Others in Connection with the Irrational and Massive Use of Prescription ...
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... prescription during the last years is due mainly to an increase in the size of the average prescription . 106 Edward M. Brecher and Consumer Reports Editors , Licit and Illicit Drugs : The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics ...
... prescription during the last years is due mainly to an increase in the size of the average prescription . 106 Edward M. Brecher and Consumer Reports Editors , Licit and Illicit Drugs : The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics ...
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... prescription and nonprescription drugs by category , 1962-71 ; breakdown by sales dollar estimated in 1968 for 17 leading pharmaceutical houses ; introduc- tion of new drugs , combinations , and dosage forms , 1958-72 . Also identifies ...
... prescription and nonprescription drugs by category , 1962-71 ; breakdown by sales dollar estimated in 1968 for 17 leading pharmaceutical houses ; introduc- tion of new drugs , combinations , and dosage forms , 1958-72 . Also identifies ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Introduction | 127 |
Copyright | |
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The Imperative of Health: Public Health and the Regulated Body Deborah Lupton No preview available - 1995 |