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Clinical Research

Plasma paracetamol concentration at hospital presentation has a dose-dependent relationship with liver injury despite prompt treatment with intravenous acetylcysteine

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Pages 405-410 | Received 08 Nov 2015, Accepted 22 Feb 2016, Published online: 25 Apr 2016

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