Weight and size descriptors for drug dosing: Too many options and too many errors
- 4 October 2022
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
- Vol. 80 (2), 87-91
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxac283
Abstract
In an effort to expedite the publication of articles, AJHP is posting manuscripts online as soon as possible after acceptance. Accepted manuscripts have been peer-reviewed and copyedited, but are posted online before technical formatting and author proofing. These manuscripts are not the final version of record and will be replaced with the final article (formatted per AJHP style and proofed by the authors) at a later time.Keywords
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