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Pharmacovigilance systems in resource-limited settings: an evaluative case study of Sierra Leone

Onome T. Abiri1 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences,University of Sierra Leone,Freetown,Sierra Leone.;3 Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone,Freetown,Sierra Leone.Correspondence[email protected]
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Wiltshire C. N. Johnson2 Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences,University of Sierra Leone,Freetown,Sierra Leone.;3 Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone,Freetown,Sierra Leone.
Article: 13 | Received 14 Sep 2017, Accepted 29 Mar 2019, Published online: 28 Nov 2023

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