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Ethylene glycol poisoning in the Czech Republic (2000-2002)

M Krenová1, D Pelclová, T Navrátil

  • 1Toxicological Information Centre, Department of Occupational Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. martina.krenova@centrum.cz

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