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Research Article

Extracorporeal treatment for digoxin poisoning: systematic review and recommendations from the EXTRIP Workgroup

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Pages 103-114 | Received 26 Sep 2015, Accepted 03 Nov 2015, Published online: 22 Jan 2016

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