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. 2002 Apr 13;324(7342):886-91.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7342.886.

Selling sickness: the pharmaceutical industry and disease mongering

Ray Moynihan  1 , Iona Heath, David Henry
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Selling sickness: the pharmaceutical industry and disease mongering

Ray Moynihan et al. BMJ. .
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