Patent medicines and secret remedies

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7735, 2009, Pages 1394-

  Aronson, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DRUG COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PATENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUACKERY; SHORT SURVEY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUACKERY;

EID: 73149109714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b5415     Document Type: Short Survey

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