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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: Is It Too Late to Manage the Risks?

David A. Kessler and Douglas A. Levy
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2007, 5 (1) 4-5; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.655
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vol. 5 no. 1 4-5
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.655
PubMed 
17261858

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication October 20, 2006
  • Accepted for publication October 23, 2006
  • Published online January 29, 2007.

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© 2007 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. David A. Kessler, MD and
  2. Douglas A. Levy, JD
  1. School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Douglas A. Levy, JD, School of Medicine, Box 0410, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0410 LevyD{at}medsch.ucsf.edu

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