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Research Article

Gastric pharmacobezoars in quetiapine extended-release overdose: A case series

Christine Rauber-LüthySwiss Toxicological Information Centre, Associated Institute of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Katharina E. HoferSwiss Toxicological Information Centre, Associated Institute of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Michael BodmerDivision of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Gerd A. Kullak-UblickDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Hugo KupferschmidtSwiss Toxicological Information Centre, Associated Institute of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Alessandro CeschiSwiss Toxicological Information Centre, Associated Institute of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 937-940 | Received 06 Sep 2013, Accepted 10 Oct 2013, Published online: 08 Nov 2013

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