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Fomepizole versus ethanol in the treatment of acute methanol poisoning: Comparison of clinical effectiveness in a mass poisoning outbreak

Sergey ZakharovDepartment of Occupational Medicine, Toxicological Information Center, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Na Bojisti, Prague, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniela PelclovaDepartment of Occupational Medicine, Toxicological Information Center, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Na Bojisti, Prague, Czech Republic
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Tomas NavratilDepartment of Occupational Medicine, Toxicological Information Center, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital, Na Bojisti, Prague, Czech Republic;Department of Biomimetic Electrochemistry, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of AS CR, v.v.i, Dolejskova, Prague, Czech Republic
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Jaromir BelacekInstitute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, General University Hospital, Salmovska, Prague, Czech Republic
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Martin KomarcInstitute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, General University Hospital, Salmovska, Prague, Czech Republic
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Michael EddlestonPharmacology, Toxicology, & Therapeutics, University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Knut Erik HovdaDepartment of Acute Medicine, The Norwegian CBRNe Centre of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 797-806 | Received 31 Mar 2015, Accepted 03 Jun 2015, Published online: 24 Jun 2015

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