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Pain

Safety of naproxen compared with placebo, ibuprofen and acetaminophen: a pooled analysis of eight multiple-dose, short-term, randomized controlled studies

Kizito KyerematengBayer HealthCare LLC, Whippany, NJ, USA; ;Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Emanuel TroullosBayer HealthCare LLC, Whippany, NJ, USA;
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Alberto Paredes-DiazBayer HealthCare LLC, Whippany, NJ, USA;
Pages 1671-1676 | Received 06 Nov 2018, Accepted 24 Apr 2019, Published online: 05 Jun 2019

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