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Case Report

N-acetylcysteine and hemodialysis treatment of a severe case of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide intoxication

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Pages 74-78 | Received 22 Dec 2004, Accepted 15 Mar 2006, Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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