Collaborative study for the establishment of the second international standard for vancomycin / by G. Rautmann, A. Daas
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(2010). Collaborative study for the establishment of the second international standard for vancomycin / by G. Rautmann, A. Daas. Geneva : World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/70587
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