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Research Article

Adverse events associated with the use of complementary medicine and health supplements: An analysis of reports in the Singapore Pharmacovigilance database from 1998 to 2009

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Pages 481-489 | Received 12 Apr 2012, Accepted 31 May 2012, Published online: 27 Jun 2012

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