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A descriptive analysis of aspartate and alanine aminotransferase rise and fall following acetaminophen overdose

R. Mason CurtisDepartments of Emergency Medicine and of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Marco L. A. SivilottiDepartments of Emergency Medicine and of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 849-855 | Received 14 May 2015, Accepted 24 Jul 2015, Published online: 20 Aug 2015

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