Overdo$ed America : the broken promise of American medicine / John Abramson.
Abramson, John.
2005
R151 .A23 2005 (Mapit)
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Title Overdo$ed America : the broken promise of American medicine / John Abramson.
Author Abramson, John.
Edition 1st Harper Perennial ed.
ISBN 0060568534 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details [New York] : Harper Perennial, 2005.
Language English
Description xxii, 334 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number R151 .A23 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification 610/.973
Summary This book explains how the pharmaceutical companies distort medical knowledge, mislead doctors, and compromise the health of patients.
Note A hardcover ed. of this book was published in 2004 by Harper Collins Publishers.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliography (p. [309]-312) and index.
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