Direct-to-consumer marketing of dietary supplements for dementia: An example of unhealthy commerce of neuroscience

AJOB Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 30-33

  Palmour, Nicole ^a   Racine, Eric ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84859384123     PISSN: 21507740     EISSN: 21507759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2011.620592     Document Type: Article

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