In the 1950s, thalidomide was a new drug marketed to
A. young children for sore throats
B. pregnant women for morning sickness
C. elderly individuals for depression
D. insomnia
Ans: B. pregnant women for morning sickness
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a. A criticism of adaptive leadership b. A strength of adaptive leadership c. The formal definition of adaptive leadership d. The definition of a technical leadership problem
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a. Atenolol (Tenormin) b. Pindolol (Visken) c. Propranolol (Inderal) d. Nadolol (Corgard)
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