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. 2023 Nov 24;120(47):813-814.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0201.

High-Cost and High-Dose Prescriptions of Cannabis-Based Medicines

Beata Hennig, Gabriele Schmidt-Wolf, Alexandra Cristinziani, Peter Cremer-Schaeffer, Ursula Marschall, Frank Petzke, Winfried Häuser

High-Cost and High-Dose Prescriptions of Cannabis-Based Medicines

Beata Hennig et al. Dtsch Arztebl Int. .
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