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Acute human self-poisoning with bispyribac-containing herbicide Nominee®: a prospective observational study

Indika Bandara Gawarammana Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine and South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Darren M. Roberts Faculty of Medicine, South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, The School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Fahim Mohamed Faculty of Medicine, South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Michael S. Roberts Therapeutics Research Unit, The School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; School of Pharmacy and Medical Science, University of South Australia, Brisbane, Australia
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Gregory Medley Therapeutics Research Unit, The School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Shaluka Jayamanne Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
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Andrew Dawson South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Anniewatte, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Pages 198-202 | Received 07 Nov 2009, Accepted 28 Jan 2010, Published online: 16 Apr 2010

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