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Serum Acetylcholinesterase and Prognosis of Acute Organophosphate Poisoning

Dursun Aygun Emergency department, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 55139, Turkey
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Zahide Doganay Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Public Health, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 55139, Turkey
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Levent Altintop Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Public Health, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 55139, Turkey
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Hakan Guven Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Public Health, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 55139, Turkey
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Musa Onar Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Public Health, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 55139, Turkey
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Turgut Deniz Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Public Health, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 55139, Turkey
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Tevfik Sunter Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Public Health, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, 55139, Turkey
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Pages 903-910 | Published online: 26 Nov 2002

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