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Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose: Clinical and Pharmacologic Observations

M. Brooke Nicotra Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052; Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052
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Manuel Rivera Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052; Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052
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James L. Pool Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052; Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052
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Matthew W. Noall Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052; Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77052
Pages 599-613 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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