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PainSci » bibliography » Vreeman et al 2007
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Tags: debunkery, medicine, water, controversy

Two articles on PainSci cite Vreeman 2007: 1. Water Fever and the Fear of Chronic Dehydration2. A Historical Perspective On Aches ‘n’ Pains

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Summary of the evidence against (or lack of evidence for) several medical myths "espoused by physicians and the general public, based on statements we had heard endorsed on multiple occasions and thought were true or might be true":

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