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Case Report

Hydrofluoric Acid‐Induced Burns and Life‐Threatening Systemic Poisoning—Favorable Outcome After Hemodialysis

V. Björnhagen Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
, Ph.D. , M.D.,
J. Höjer Swedish Poisons Information Centre, SE‐171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
, Ph.D. , M.D.,
C. Karlson‐Stiber Swedish Poisons Information Centre, SE‐171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
, M.D.,
A. I. Seldén Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
, Ph.D. , M.D. &
M. Sundbom Department of Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
, M.D.
Pages 855-860 | Published online: 30 Oct 2003

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