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Comment on Pharmacokinetic Studies in Neonates: The Utility of an Opportunistic Sampling Design

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Standing, J.F., Anderson, B.J., Holford, N.H. et al. Comment on Pharmacokinetic Studies in Neonates: The Utility of an Opportunistic Sampling Design. Clin Pharmacokinet 54, 1287–1288 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40262-015-0344-5

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