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PUBLIC HEALTH, REGULATORY AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE BENZODIAZEPINES

Cultural and Medical Attitudes Toward Benzodiazepines: Conflicting Metaphors

Pages 115-120 | Published online: 19 Jan 2012

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