Pharmacoepidemiology versus Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2167-1052
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1052.1000e102