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Comment
. 2006 Jul;3(7):e321.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030321. Epub 2006 Jul 25.

Questionable advertising of psychotropic medications and disease mongering

Jeffrey R Lacasse, Jonathan Leo
Comment

Questionable advertising of psychotropic medications and disease mongering

Jeffrey R Lacasse et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Jul.
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