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Acute zolpidem overdose leading to coma and respiratory failure

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    A. Hamad

  2. Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, 11554, USA

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Hamad, A., Sharma, N. Acute zolpidem overdose leading to coma and respiratory failure. Intensive Care Med 27, 1239 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340100972

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