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Lack of significant toxicity after mirtazapine overdose: A five-year review of cases admitted to a regional toxicology unit

W. Stephen Waring Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alison M. Good Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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D. Nicholas Bateman Scottish Poisons Information Bureau, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pages 45-50 | Received 27 Sep 2005, Accepted 30 Nov 2005, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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