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. 2008 May 27;5(5):e106.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050106.

Disease mongering is now part of the global health debate

Ray Moynihan  1 , Evan Doran, David Henry
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Disease mongering is now part of the global health debate

Ray Moynihan et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Ray Moynihan and colleagues, who organized the world's first international conference on disease mongering in 2006, discuss its subsequent impact.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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