Johnny’s in the Basement, Mixin’ Up the Medicine: Review of Angell, Avorn, and Daemmrich on the Modern Pharmaceutical Predicament

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 311-327

  Mirowski, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG INDUSTRY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34547687770     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312706068494     Document Type: Review

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