Treatment with activated charcoal complicated by gastrointestinal obstruction requiring surgery.
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Treatment with activated charcoal complicated by gastrointestinal obstruction requiring surgery.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.305.6853.563