Methanol, Ethylene Glycol, and Other Toxic Alcohols

Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 605-633

  Jacobsen, Dag ^a,b   Hovda, Knut Erik ^b   Mégarbane, Bruno ^c   Borron, Stephen W ^d,e,f   Baud, Frédéric J ^g   Sivilotti, Marco L ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e Forensic Sciences Building   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^h QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-0693-4.50037-2     Document Type: Chapter

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