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P-H Lu1, J-C Tseng2, C-K Chen2

  • 1Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
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PubMed
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Keywords:
2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulphonatearsenicarsenic poisoningchelation therapy

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