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Review
. 2004 Jul 3;329(7456):47-50.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.47.

Making decisions about benefits and harms of medicines

Trisha Greenhalgh  1 , Olga Kostopoulou, Clare Harries
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Review

Making decisions about benefits and harms of medicines

Trisha Greenhalgh et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Even when good scientific data are available, people's interpretation of risks and benefits will differ

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Attempts to ban the sale of kava because of hepatoxicity have angered indigenous populations, who regard it as a safe anxiolastic Credit: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOTANICAL INSTITUTE
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Attempts to ban the sale of kava because of hepatoxicity have angered indigenous populations, who regard it as a safe anxiolastic Credit: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOTANICAL INSTITUTE
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