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Original Research

Data mining and safety analysis of traditional immunosuppressive drugs: a pharmacovigilance investigation based on the FAERS database

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Pages 513-525 | Received 17 Jul 2023, Accepted 13 Oct 2023, Published online: 27 Mar 2024

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