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Comment
. 1998 Jul 4;317(7150):80-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7150.80b.

Prescribing patient information leaflets may be better than prescribing drugs

T Kenny, R Wilson, I N Purves
Comment

Prescribing patient information leaflets may be better than prescribing drugs

T Kenny et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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  • Pressure to prescribe.
    Greenhalgh T, Gill P. Greenhalgh T, et al. BMJ. 1997 Dec 6;315(7121):1482-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.315.7121.1482. BMJ. 1997. PMID: 9420483 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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