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Case Report

A severe case of olanzapine overdose with analytical data

Salomé Ballesteros Spanish Poison Control Centre, National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Justice, Madrid, Spain
, Ph.D. , M.D.,
María A. Martínez Chemistry Department, National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Justice, Madrid, Spain
, Ph.D. , M.S.,
M. Angeles Ballesteros Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
, M.D.,
Carolina Sánchez de la Torre Chemistry Department, National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Justice, Madrid, Spain
, Ph.D. &
Juan C. Rodríguez-Borregán Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
, M.D.
Pages 412-415 | Received 15 Jun 2006, Accepted 05 Jul 2006, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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