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Fol. Biol. 2007, 53, 146-155

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2007053040146

The Spectrum and Types of Adverse Side Effects to Biological Immune Modulators: A Proposal for New Classification

Marcela Zemková1,2, L. Jebavý3,4, J. Kotlářová1, J. Vlček1, R. H. B. Meyboom2,5

1Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, University Hospital and Medical Faculty Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
2Uppsala Monitoring Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, Uppsala, Sweden
3Department of Clinical Haematology, 2nd Internal Clinic, Charles University in Prague, University Hospital and Medical Faculty Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
4Department of Field Internal Medicine, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
5Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands

Received February 2007
Accepted April 2007

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