Deaths from Low Dose Paracetamol Poisoning

Overview

Journal BMJ

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1998 Jun 20

PMID 9614027

Citations 15

Authors

S Bridger

K Henderson

E Glucksman

A J Ellis

J A Henry

R Williams

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