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Acta Clinica Belgica
International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
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Clinical toxicology

VOLUNTARY INGESTION OF DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE-PARACETAMOL: A SEVERE TWO-STEP INTOXICATION NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED

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Pages 38-41 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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