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Epidemiology of antimalarial-induced pruritus in Africans

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  1. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    A. A. Ajayi, A. Oluokun, O. Sofowora, A. Akinleye & A. T. Ajayi

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Ajayi, A.A., Oluokun, A., Sofowora, O. et al. Epidemiology of antimalarial-induced pruritus in Africans. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 37, 539–540 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00558141

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