Changing Trend in the Availability of Key Essential Medicines for Children in a Resource-Limited Country

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Shalini Sri Ranganathan

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

    S. N. Thiyahiny

  3. National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    R. Balasubramaniam

  4. Office of Deputy Director/Laboratory Services, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    B. V. S. H. Beneragama

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Sri Ranganathan, S., Thiyahiny, S.N., Balasubramaniam, R. et al. Changing Trend in the Availability of Key Essential Medicines for Children in a Resource-Limited Country. Indian J Pediatr 88, 178–179 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03409-6

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