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Clinical Research

Treating ethylene glycol poisoning with alcohol dehydrogenase inhibition, but without extracorporeal treatments: a systematic review

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Pages 784-797 | Received 29 Sep 2021, Accepted 01 Mar 2022, Published online: 21 Mar 2022

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