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Drug Detox – References

Written by - Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on May 02, 2016

Reference:

Goodman and Gilman. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11^th edition.

Author: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Apr 22, 2016
Last Updated on May 02, 2016

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