Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine
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John Abramson., & John Abramson|AUTHOR. (2013). Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Abramson and John Abramson|AUTHOR. 2013. Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Abramson and John Abramson|AUTHOR. Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine HarperCollins, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)John Abramson, and John Abramson|AUTHOR. Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine HarperCollins, 2013.
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