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Prevalence and safety of prescription medicine use during pregnancy in the Republic of Suriname in the year 2017: a pharmacoepidemiological analysis. 2017 年苏里南共和国孕期处方药使用的普遍性和安全性：药物流行病学分析。

Advances in pharmacoepidemiology & drug safety Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-20

Vinoj H Sewberath Misser, Arti Shankar, Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo, Jeffrey Wickliffe, Maureen Lichtveld, Dennis R A Mans

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TSH - Clinical Aspects of its Use in Determining Thyroid Disease in the Elderly. How Does it Impact the Practice of Medicine in Aging? TSH测定老年人甲状腺疾病的临床意义它如何影响老年医学实践?

Advances in pharmacoepidemiology & drug safety Pub Date : 2012-10-29 DOI: 10.4172/2167-1052.1000119

Mackenzie Deary, Timothy Buckey, Offie P Soldin

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