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This report was supported in part by the Institutes for Health Research and the Research Leadership for Better Pharmacotherapy during Pregnancy and Lactation.

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  1. Division of Clinical Pharmacology/Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Ontario, Toronto, Canada, M5G 1X8

    Rada Boskovic, Adriana Costei, Leora Horn &  Gideon Koren

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Boskovic, R., Costei, A., Horn, L. et al. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Associated with Codeine in a Child. Clin. Drug Investig. 22, 205–207 (2002). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-200222030-00008

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