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The demedicalization of prescribing

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    D. G. Grahame-Smith CBE (Emeritus Professor of Clinical Pharmacology)

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    D. G. Grahame-Smith CBE (Emeritus Professor of Clinical Pharmacology)

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Grahame-Smith, D.G. The demedicalization of prescribing. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine 16, 233–238 (2002). https://doi.org/10.2165/00124363-200212000-00002

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