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Screening and quantification of 18 glucocorticoid adulterants from herbal pharmaceuticals and health foods by HPLC and confirmed by LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS

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Pages 10-19 | Received 19 Jun 2017, Accepted 21 Aug 2017, Published online: 14 Nov 2017

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