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Original Research

Experimental Study on Patient Preferences Regarding the Shape and Size of Medical Tablets and Capsules Using Three-Dimensionally Printed Plastic Model Formulations

Kenji Kabeya1 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, JapanView further author information
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Hiroki Satoh2 Laboratory of Drug Lifetime Management, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan;3 Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4671-9283View further author information
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Satoko Hori4 Laboratory of Drug Informatics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Tokyo, 105-8512, JapanView further author information
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Yasufumi Sawada2 Laboratory of Drug Lifetime Management, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 863-870 | Published online: 28 Apr 2021

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