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UNINA9910787746403321 |
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Autore |
Pearce Neil |
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Titolo |
Adverse reactions : the Fenoterol story / / Neil Pearce |
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Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-77558-502-6 |
1-86940-685-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Drugs - Side effects - New Zealand |
Fenoterol |
Asthma - Chemotherapy - Complications |
Asthma - Research |
Asthma - Research - New Zealand |
Asthma - Mortality |
Asthma - Mortality - New Zealand |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Beta agonists (and brand-names); Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Some history; Chapter 2 History is rewritten; Chapter 3 History repeats itself; Chapter 4 'Maybe these drugs are not all the same'; Chapter 5 The first study; Chapter 6 Getting the paper published; Chapter 7 Adverse reactions; Chapter 8 The second study; Chapter 9 Mixed reactions; Chapter 10 Positive reactions; Conclusion: Parting shots; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Recounting the fenoterol epidemic?a major medical controversy that took place more than 15 years ago?this narrative explores the involvement of the asthma drug that caused numerous asthma deaths. Although the epidemic occurred in New Zealand, its shocking discoveries and subsequent consequences attracted worldwide attention in medical journals and conferences. Neil Pearce, the |
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