Proposal of Checklist for Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
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عنوان ژورنال: Iryo Yakugaku (Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences)
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1882-1499,1346-342X
DOI: 10.5649/jjphcs.37.145