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Bi-ventricular failure following methadone overdose

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  1. CHRU de Tours, Université François Rabelais, Service de Reanimation Médicale Polyvalente, Hôpital Bretonneau, Boulevard Tonnellé Tours, 37044, Cedex 9, France

    Laurens Mitchell Heggs, Olivier Genée & Jérôme Fichet

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Mitchell Heggs, L., Genée, O. & Fichet, J. Bi-ventricular failure following methadone overdose. Intensive Care Med 34, 1553–1554 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1116-6

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