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Research Article

Treatment of Acute Organophosphate Poisoning: Evidence of a Direct Effect on Central Nervous System by 2-PAM (Pyridine-2-aldoxime methyl chloride)

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Pages 121-127 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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