Accuracy of tablet splitting: Comparison study between hand splitting and tablet cutter
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1319-0164
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2013.12.014