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ArticleCritical Care

A prospective observational study of the clinical toxicology of glyphosate-containing herbicides in adults with acute self-poisoning

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Pages 129-136 | Received 03 Oct 2009, Accepted 09 Nov 2009, Published online: 06 Feb 2010

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