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Oo, C.Y., Burgio, D.E., Kuhn, R.C. et al. Pharmacokinetics of Caffeine and Its Demethylated Metabolites in Lactation: Predictions of Milk to Serum Concentration Ratios. Pharm Res 12, 313–316 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016207832591
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