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Acute intentional self-poisoning with a herbicide product containing fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, ethoxysulfuron, and isoxadifen ethyl: a prospective observational study

Shukry Zawahir South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Darren M. Roberts South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Chathura Palangasinghe South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Fahim Mohamed South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Michael Eddleston South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; National Poisons Information Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Andrew H. Dawson South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; School of Population Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Nick A. Buckley South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Prince of Wales Hospital Clinical School, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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Lingling Ren Therapeutics Research Unit, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Gregory A. Medley Therapeutics Research Unit, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Indika Gawarammana South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Pages 792-797 | Received 16 Mar 2009, Accepted 09 Jul 2009, Published online: 07 Aug 2009

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