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Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism

Pharmacokinetic variability of voriconazole and N-oxide voriconazole measured as therapeutic drug monitoring

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Pages 701-706 | Received 21 Apr 2010, Accepted 21 Jun 2010, Published online: 19 Jul 2010

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