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Review
. 2019 Dec;9(2):010302.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.09.020302.

Falsified and substandard cardiovascular drugs in Africa: a need for continued monitoring strategies

Marie Antignac  1   2 , Ibrahima Bara Diop  3 , Diane Macquart de Terline  1   2   4 , Melisande Bernard  5   6 , Bernard Do  5   6 , Méo Stéphane Ikama  7 , Roland N'Guetta  8 , Dadhi M Balde  9 , Yessoufou Tchabi  10 , Abdallahi Sidi Aly  11 , Ibrahim Ali Toure  12 , Patrick Zabsonre  13 , Jean Marie F Damorou  14 , Jean Laurent Takombe  15 , Louise Boyer Chatenet  16 , Kumar Narayanan  2   17 , Eloi Marijon  2   4   16 , Jean Philippe Empana  2 , Xavier Jouven  2   4   16
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Review

Falsified and substandard cardiovascular drugs in Africa: a need for continued monitoring strategies

Marie Antignac et al. J Glob Health. 2019 Dec.
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Competing interests: The authors completed the Unified Competing Interest form www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf (available upon request from the corresponding author), and declare no conflicts of interest.

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