Is it acceptable for people to take methylphenidate to enhance performance? Yes.
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A drug that can improve your exam results may sound tempting, and John Harris believes that we should embrace its possibilities. Anjan Chatterjee, however, argues that the dangers have been underplayed Disciplines Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Medicine and Health Sciences Comments Chatterjee A. Head to Head: Is it acceptable for people to take methylphenidate to enhance performance? British Medical Journal, 27 June 2009; 338:b1956. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1956 © 2009 British Medical Journal. This journal article is available at ScholarlyCommons: http://repository.upenn.edu/neuroethics_pubs/75
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 338 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009