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Case Report

QT Prolongation and delayed atrioventricular conduction caused by acute ingestion of trazodone

Jennifer A. Service Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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W. Stephen Waring Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pages 71-73 | Received 04 Oct 2006, Accepted 12 Feb 2007, Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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