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Importance of ambient temperature on the efficacy of elastomeric infusion pumps
Sara Ferro Rodríguez1, Arón Misa García2
1Pharmacy, SERGAS, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain saraferrorodriguez@gmail.com.
European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy : Science and Practice
|October 17, 2024
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