Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 72-73 , July 2010

Acute Metformin Overdose

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PII: S0196-0644(10)00109-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.12.034

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 72-73 , July 2010

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