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Case Report

Usefulness of 13C-methacetin breath test in liver function testing in Amanita phalloides poisoning; breast feeding woman case

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Pages 1077-1082 | Received 04 Nov 2007, Accepted 18 Jul 2008, Published online: 01 Mar 2010

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