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Reply to letters EJCP 2004-0271.R1 and EJCP 2004-0275—response requested by Dr D.N. Bateman, Managing Editor

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Ernst, E., Schmidt, K. Reply to letters EJCP 2004-0271.R1 and EJCP 2004-0275—response requested by Dr D.N. Bateman, Managing Editor. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 61, 65–66 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-004-0884-3

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