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Comment
. 2010 Jan 13:340:c131.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.c131.

The truth about Tamiflu? Zanamivir should be inhaled, not nebulised

Barry A Eagel
Comment

The truth about Tamiflu? Zanamivir should be inhaled, not nebulised

Barry A Eagel. BMJ. .
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