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. 2013 Jan;146(1):8-9.
doi: 10.1177/1715163512472651.

What's in a drug name?

Richard Y Cheung  1 , Sarah H Goodwin
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What's in a drug name?

Richard Y Cheung et al. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2013 Jan.
No abstract available

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