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Editorial
. 2000 Nov 11;321(7270):1170-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7270.1170.

Aspirin, like all other drugs, is a poison

M R Tramèr
Editorial

Aspirin, like all other drugs, is a poison

M R Tramèr. BMJ. .
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