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A modified low-cost colorimetric method for paracetamol (acetaminophen) measurement in plasma

Fathima Shihana South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dhammika Dissanayake South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Paul Dargan Clinical Toxicology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; King's Health Partners, London, UK
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Andrew Dawson South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; School of Population Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Pages 42-46 | Received 25 Sep 2009, Accepted 26 Oct 2009, Published online: 22 Jan 2010

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