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Poison Centre Research

The standard treatment protocol for paracetamol poisoning may be inadequate following overdose with modified release formulation: a pharmacokinetic and clinical analysis of 53 cases

Heléne SalmonsonSwedish Poisons Information Centre, Stockholm, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
,
Gunilla SjöbergSwedish Poisons Information Centre, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Jacob BrogrenDepartment of Efficacy and Safety, Medical Products Agency, Sweden
Pages 63-68 | Received 22 Feb 2017, Accepted 31 May 2017, Published online: 23 Jun 2017

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