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Plasma level of atropine after accidental ingestion of Atropa belladonna

Reinhard Bogan Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, München, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thomas Zimmermann Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, München, Germany
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Thomas Zilker Toxicological Department, Technische Universität München, II. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Germany
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Florian Eyer Toxicological Department, Technische Universität München, II. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Germany
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Horst Thiermann Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, München, Germany
Pages 602-604 | Received 19 Dec 2008, Accepted 18 May 2009, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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