Death due to baclofen and dipyrone ingestion

N De Giovanni1, E d'Aloja

  • 1Istituto di Medicina Legale e delle Assicurazioni, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L. gl.F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.

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