Is tablet splitting safe?

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 18-20

  Crawford, Donna Jo ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051746185     PISSN: 15445186     EISSN: 15522032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NME.0000403197.60545.39     Document Type: Article

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