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Research Article

The Importance of the Cosolvent Propylene Glycol on the Antimicrobial Preservative Efficacy of a Pharmaceutical Formulation by DOE-Ruggedness Testing

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Pages 275-284 | Received 16 Aug 2005, Accepted 31 Oct 2005, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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