Description |
vii, 168 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Pt. I. The biography ofLeo Henryk Sternbach. A cure for troubled souls. Pearl of the Adriatic. First blossoming. A chemist of world renown. Upholding success -- Pt. II. The drug that changed the world. The benzodiazepine story. The crippling cost of anxiety and the benzodiazepine revolution. A social history: putting benzodiazepine into perspective. The scientific impact of the benzodiazepines. The present and the future. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Sternbach, L. H. (Leo H.)
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Sternbach, L. H. (Leo H.) |
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Benzodiazepines -- History.
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Benzodiazepines. |
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History. |
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Diazepam -- History.
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Diazepam. |
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Chemists -- New Jersey -- Biography.
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Chemists. |
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New Jersey. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
Baenninger, Alex.
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ISBN |
0071426175 alkaline paper |
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