Let (us help) the consumer beware!

Editorial

R Sauder. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 Nov.

. 1999 Nov;14(11):705-6.

doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.14002.x.

No abstract available

Comment on

Direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising and the public.
Bell RA, Kravitz RL, Wilkes MS. Bell RA, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 Nov;14(11):651-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.01049.x. J Gen Intern Med. 1999. PMID: 10571712 Free PMC article.
Public beliefs and use of antibiotics for acute respiratory illness.
Wilson AA, Crane LA, Barrett PH, Gonzales R. Wilson AA, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 1999 Nov;14(11):658-62. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.08118.x. J Gen Intern Med. 1999. PMID: 10571713 Free PMC article.

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