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Poole, R.L. (2008). Medication Errors in Children. In: Munoz, R., Schmitt, C.G., Roth, S.J., da Cruz, E. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Cardiovascular Drugs. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-953-8_14
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