Medication error - Inadvertent high dose intradermal cloxacillin induced skin necrosis
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0253-7613
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.91883