The strange case of Miss E.C. Carlill versus the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company

A. Mark Clarfield

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    Abstract

    The author relates the story of an 1892 court case involving a manufacturing company's medical claims about its unusual product-and the formidable woman who claimed otherwise.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)46-47
    Number of pages2
    JournalAnnals of Long-Term Care
    Volume13
    Issue number1
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2005

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Gerontology
    • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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