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Management of poisoning with ethylene glycol and methanol in the UK: a prospective study conducted by the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS)

Ruben H. K. ThanacoodyNPIS (Newcastle Unit), Regional Drug and Therapeutics Centre, Newcastle, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
,
Claire GilfillanNPIS (Newcastle Unit), Regional Drug and Therapeutics Centre, Newcastle, UK;
,
Sally M. BradberryNPIS (Birmingham Unit), City Hospital, Birmingham, UK;
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Jeremy DaviesNPIS (Cardiff Unit), University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK;
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Gill JacksonNPIS (Edinburgh Unit), Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
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Allister J. ValeNPIS (Birmingham Unit), City Hospital, Birmingham, UK;
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John P. ThompsonNPIS (Cardiff Unit), University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK;
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Michael EddlestonNPIS (Edinburgh Unit), Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK
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Simon H. L. ThomasNPIS (Newcastle Unit), Regional Drug and Therapeutics Centre, Newcastle, UK;
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Pages 134-140 | Received 09 Jul 2015, Accepted 30 Oct 2015, Published online: 23 Nov 2015

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