Safety concerns in simultaneous use of prescription and 'over-the-counter' medicines- results of patient survey in Estonia

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Gavronski, Maia ^a   Volmer, Daisy ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 84899581948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-143     Document Type: Article

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