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Accidental Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

William Hu
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
Mark Hudon
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
S. Furtado
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
S. Jodoin
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
W. Hu
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
R. Sevick
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
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Abstract

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Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2002

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