Healthy Skepticism Library item: 13936

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Publication type: Journal Article

PLoS Medicine Editors, Barbour V, Clark J, Peiperl L, Veitch E, Wong M, Yamey G.
False hopes, unwarranted fears: the trouble with medical news stories.
PLoS Med. 2008 May 27; 5:(5):e118
http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0050118

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