Analysis of Pemoline-Associated Hepatic Failure
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Pemoline associated hepatic failure: a critical analysis of the literature.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1997
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-3-6