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. 1999 Oct 23;319(7217):1131; author reply 1132.

Effects of drug overdose in television drama on presentations for self poisoning. Antifreeze poisonings give more insight into copycat behaviour

M J Veysey, R Kamanyire, G N Volans
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Effects of drug overdose in television drama on presentations for self poisoning. Antifreeze poisonings give more insight into copycat behaviour

M J Veysey et al. BMJ. .
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Numbers of intentional and accidental cases of ethylene glycol posoning reported to the National Poisons Information Service (London)
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