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Characterization of the Evolution of the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Environment

Nader Shafiei, James L. Ford, Charles W. Morecroft, Paulo J. Lisboa and Mark J. Taylor
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology July 2013, 67 (4) 297-306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2013.00930
Nader Shafiei
1School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and
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James L. Ford
1School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and
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1School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and
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Paulo J. Lisboa
2School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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