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. 1998 May;77(10):1710–1712. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1998.282

Encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, hyperammonaemia and 5-fluorouracil toxicity.

D Valik
PMCID: PMC2150046  PMID: 9635854

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