Reducing drug–herb interaction risk with a computerized reminder system
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Reducing drug–herb interaction risk with a computerized reminder system
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1178-203X
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s78124