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. 2002 Nov;87(5):397–399. doi: 10.1136/adc.87.5.397

Poisoning in children 2: Painkillers

M Riordan 1, G Rylance 1, K Berry 1
PMCID: PMC1763068  PMID: 12390909

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Comparison of age distributions for liquid and solid paracetamol preparations consumed by under 16s.7

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