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Clinical Research

Paracetamol metabolite concentrations following low risk overdose treated with an abbreviated 12-h versus 20-h acetylcysteine infusion

Anselm WongMonash Toxicology Unit and Emergency Medicine Service, Monash Health, Victoria, Australia; ;Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; ;Austin Toxicology Service, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Natalie HomerEdinburgh Clinical Research Facility, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK; View further author information
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James W. DearPharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; View further author information
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Kay Weng ChoyMonash Pathology, Monash Health, Victoria, AustraliaView further author information
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James DoeryDepartment of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; ;Monash Pathology, Monash Health, Victoria, AustraliaView further author information
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Andis GraudinsMonash Toxicology Unit and Emergency Medicine Service, Monash Health, Victoria, Australia; ;Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; View further author information
Pages 312-317 | Received 17 Jul 2018, Accepted 27 Aug 2018, Published online: 19 Nov 2018

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