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Editorial
. 2012 Jan;166(1):91-2.
doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.162. Epub 2011 Sep 5.

Pediatric polypharmacy: time to lock the medicine cabinet?

Nancy E Morden, David Goodman
Editorial

Pediatric polypharmacy: time to lock the medicine cabinet?

Nancy E Morden et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jan.
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