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A suicide attempt by ingestion of oleander leaves and treatment with digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments Cover

A suicide attempt by ingestion of oleander leaves and treatment with digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3752 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 292 - 295
Submitted on: Jun 1, 2023
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Accepted on: Dec 1, 2023
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Published on: Dec 29, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Tanja Kovačević, Branka Polić, Tatjana Ćatipović Ardalić, Davor Petrović, Luka Stričević, Maja Rogulj, Joško Markić, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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