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Toxic overdose of isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

    C. T. Spalding & W. C. Buss

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Spalding, C.T., Buss, W.C. Toxic overdose of isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 30, 381–382 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00541551

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