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Original Article

Managing acute acetaminophen poisoning with oral versus intravenous N-acetylcysteine: a provider-perspective cost analysis

Albert Marchetti Medical Education and Research Alliance of America, Inc. New York, NY USA; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard Rossiter Medical Education and Research Alliance of America, Inc. New York, NY USA
Pages 384-391 | Published online: 16 Nov 2009

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