Activated charcoal in the home

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-194

  McGuigan, Michael A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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EID: 0009178957     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/cpem.2000.6322     Document Type: Article

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