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Debate over ‘the pill’ resurfaces in Japan
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Debate over ‘the pill’ resurfaces in Japan

  • Richard Nathan1 

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Nathan, R. Debate over ‘the pill’ resurfaces in Japan. Nat Med 1, 1115 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1195-1115

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