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Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics of Danazol

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    G. O. Potts, H. P. Schane & J. Edelson

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Potts, G.O., Schane, H.P. & Edelson, J. Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics of Danazol. Drugs 19, 321–330 (1980). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198019050-00001

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