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Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data Collection in Children and Neonates

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  1. Clinical Pharmacology Service and Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Miami Children’s Hospital, 6125 SW 31st Street, Miami, Florida, 33155-3098, USA

    Jamie T. Gilman & Peter Gal

  2. Greensboro AHEC, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

    Jamie T. Gilman & Peter Gal

  3. Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Jamie T. Gilman & Peter Gal

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Gilman, J.T., Gal, P. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data Collection in Children and Neonates. Clin. Pharmacokinet. 23, 1–9 (1992). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003088-199223010-00001

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