Off-label drug use among hospitalized children: identifying extent and nature
By: J. Slažneva, L. Kovács and M. Kuželová
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10219-012-0016-6 | Journal eISSN: 2453-6725 (formerly 1338-6786) | Journal ISSN: 0301-2298
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 54
Published on: Aug 13, 2012
Published by: Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Pharmacy
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