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Research Article

Experimental Inhalation of Chlorine Gas Produced with a Different Method; Effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine on Acute Pulmonary Damage

Okhan Akdur Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Erdogan M. Sozuer Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Ibrahim Ikizceli Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Levent Avsarogullari Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Figen Ozturk Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Kayseri, Turkey
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Sabahattin Muhtaroglu Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Kayseri, Turkey
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Seda Ozkan Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Polat Durukan Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Pages 739-743 | Received 01 Oct 2007, Accepted 13 Jan 2008, Published online: 02 Dec 2008

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