Therapeutic and unwanted effects; drug related or not?

proceedings of a symposium held during the XIVth International Congress of Rheumatology, San Francisco, 29th June, 1977

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Published 1978 by H. Huber in Bern .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Drugs -- Side effects -- Congresses,
• Rheumatism -- Congresses

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Statement	edited by R.G. Robinson.
Contributions	Robinson, R.G., International Congress of Rheumatology, San Francisco, Calif., 1977
Classifications
LC Classifications	RC927 T48
The Physical Object
Pagination	55 p. :
Number of Pages	55
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL22265029M
ISBN 10	3456805802

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