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Are Immunoassays Good Enough for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Tacrolimus?
  • Amitava Dasgupta

Published: 02 Jul 2025

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Dasgupta, A. Are Immunoassays Good Enough for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Tacrolimus?. International Journal of Clinical and Translational Medicine 2025, 1 (3), 1. https://doi.org/10.53941/ijctm.2025.1000015.
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