We should always ask our patients about unconventional treatments

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¹ School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. dchaller@worldnet.att.net

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C A Haller. West J Med. 2001 Sep.

. 2001 Sep;175(3):164.

doi: 10.1136/ewjm.175.3.164.

¹ School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. dchaller@worldnet.att.net

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Use of Neo-melubrina, a banned antipyretic drug, in San Diego, California: a survey of patients and providers.
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