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Drugs That Shape Society (UNIB20008) // Further information

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  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Stephens, T & Brynner R, (2001) Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and its Revival as a Vital Medicine, Perseus Publishing, Cambridge, Massachusetts ISBN 0-738-0404-8 Also available as eBook.

    Alison Ritter, Trevor King, Margaret Hamilton (2013), Drug Use in Australian Society, Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-551886-3

    Recommended texts and other resources

    Merchants of Doubt:
    How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
    Oreskes, Naomi & Conway, Erik
    (edition: 2011)
    ISBN/APN: 9781408824665

    A primer of drug action, Julien, Advozat, Comaty, 2011, (Worth Publishers).
    ISBN 13: 978-1-4292-3343-9
    ISBN 10: 1-4292-3343-5


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Last updated: 11 April 2024