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Availability of Antibiotics for Purchase Without a Prescription on the Internet

Arch G. Mainous, Charles J. Everett, Robert E. Post, Vanessa A. Diaz and William J. Hueston
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2009, 7 (5) 431-435; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.999
Arch G. Mainous III
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vol. 7 no. 5 431-435
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.999
PubMed 
19752471

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication October 21, 2008
  • Revision received January 20, 2009
  • Accepted for publication January 30, 2009
  • Published online September 14, 2009.

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© 2009 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Arch G. Mainous III, PhD,
  2. Charles J. Everett, PhD,
  3. Robert E. Post, MD,
  4. Vanessa A. Diaz, MD, MS and
  5. William J. Hueston, MD
  1. Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Arch G. Mainous, III, PhD, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29425, mainouag{at}musc.edu

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