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An evaluation of reports of ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, and moxifloxacin-association neuropsychiatric toxicities, long-term disability, and aortic aneurysms/dissections disseminated by the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency

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Pages 1055-1063 | Received 17 Apr 2019, Accepted 04 Sep 2019, Published online: 18 Sep 2019

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