Magic bullet thinking - Why do we continue to perpetuate this fallacy?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-

  Rucklidge, Julian J ^a   Johnstone, Jeanette ^b   Kaplan, Bonnie J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT SAFETY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS;

EID: 84881136470     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.203.2.154     Document Type: Letter

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