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<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cannabis medicinal: el dogma versus la evidencia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Medicinal cannabis: the dogma versus the evidence]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Israel]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
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<country>Paraguay</country>
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<month>09</month>
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<year>2018</year>
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<volume>5</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>9</fpage>
<lpage>11</lpage>
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