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. 1988 Feb;148(2):208–211.

Severe hypermagnesemia due to multiple-dose cathartic therapy.

M J Smilkstein, S C Smolinske, K W Kulig, B H Rumack
PMCID: PMC1026072  PMID: 3348031

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