Healthy Skepticism Library item: 3376
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Publication type: Journal Article
St. George
Effects of medical research on life expectancy
Lancet 1986; 2:517
Abstract:
The improvement in life expectancy during the modern drug era was less significant than the improvement during the earlier public health era.
Keywords:
*letter to the editor/United Kingdom/Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry/ABPI/quality of information/life expectancy/PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: PUBLIC RELATIONS