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. 1979 May;94(5):832-5.

doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(79)80172-9.

Transmission of valproic acid (Depakene) across the placenta: half-life of the drug in mother and baby

R G Dickinson, R C Harland, R K Lynn, W B Smith, N Gerber

PMID: 376803
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(79)80172-9

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Transmission of valproic acid (Depakene) across the placenta: half-life of the drug in mother and baby

R G Dickinson et al. J Pediatr. 1979 May.

. 1979 May;94(5):832-5.

doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(79)80172-9.

Authors

R G Dickinson, R C Harland, R K Lynn, W B Smith, N Gerber

PMID: 376803
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(79)80172-9

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