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Case Report

The treatment of maternal and fetal anticholinergic toxicity with physostigmine

Samuel J. StellpflugMinnesota Poison Control System, Minneapolis, MN, USA;Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Stacey A. BanghMinnesota Poison Control System, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Jon B. ColeMinnesota Poison Control System, Minneapolis, MN, USA;Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-8826
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Pages 35-38 | Published online: 06 Jun 2018

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