Τόμος 28 (2010) – Τεύχος 2 – Άρθρο 5 – Επιθεώρηση Κλινικής Φαρμακολογίας και Φαρμακοκινητικής-Ελληνική Έκδοση – Volume 28 (2010) – Issue 2 – Article 5 – Epitheorese Klinikes Farmakologias και Farmakokinetikes-Greek Edition

Δήμος Εκκλησίαρχος¹, Τζωρτζ Δαδούς²

¹Επιμελητής, ²Λέκτορας, Β΄ Καρδιολογική Κλινική, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο, Θεσσαλονίκη, Ελλάς

Dimos Ekklisiarchos¹, George Dadous²

¹Cardiologist, ²Cardiologist, Lecturer of Cardiology, 2^nd Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Hellas

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