Thrills, spills and pills: Bond, Benzedrine and the pharmacology of peace

Medical Humanities

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-30

  Goodman, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PHARMACOLOGY; POLITICS; WAR;

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LITERATURE, MODERN; MEDICINE IN LITERATURE; PHARMACOLOGY; POLITICS; WAR;

EID: 77956113489     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: 14734265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2009.002980     Document Type: Article

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