Look Alike and Sound Alike Names of Branded Medicines in Indian Pharmaceutical Market
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2454-8405,0973-7200
DOI: 10.18579/jpcrkc/2009/8/3/79732