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Acute poisonings treated in hospitals in Oslo: A one-year prospective study (II): Clinical outcome

, M.D., , M.D., , Ph.D , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , Ph.D , M.D. & , Ph.D. , M.D. show all
Pages 42-49 | Received 16 Nov 2006, Accepted 10 Jan 2007, Published online: 29 Jun 2010

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