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Bad medicine
In his new book Ben Goldacre argues that the pharmaceutical industry is in poor health and in urgent need of treatment. Richard Smith agrees.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16x687217