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Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology Volume 40, 2002 - Issue 2
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Clearance of Metformin by Hemofiltration in Overdose

Fermin Barrueto Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Toxicology, Brody Medical School at East Carolina University, Room 4W54, Greenville, North Carolina, 27858, U.S.A.; Department of Medicine, Brody Medical School at East Carolina University, Nephrology Section, Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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William J. Meggs Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Toxicology, Brody Medical School at East Carolina University, Room 4W54, Greenville, North Carolina, 27858, U.S.A.; Department of Medicine, Brody Medical School at East Carolina University, Nephrology Section, Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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M. J. Barchman Department of Medicine, Nephrology Section, Brody Medical School at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, U.S.A.; Department of Medicine, Brody Medical School at East Carolina University, Nephrology Section, Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Pages 177-180 | Published online: 17 Jun 2002

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