Medicine and Media. State of the Union?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-84

  Katz, David L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; ROSIGLITAZONE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG FATALITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART INFARCTION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36849046861     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.10.002     Document Type: Note

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