On the prevention and treatment of exaggeration

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-154

  Schwartz, Lisa M ^a,b,c   Woloshin, Steven ^a,b,c  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CANCER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBESITY; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLISHING; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037331077     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.21216.x     Document Type: Editorial

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