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CASE REPORT: Fulminant Hepatic Failure Associated with Triazolam

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Kanda, T., Yokosuka, O., Fujiwara, K. et al. CASE REPORT: Fulminant Hepatic Failure Associated with Triazolam. Dig Dis Sci 47, 1111–1114 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015054510949

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