Digoxin toxicity
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Key articles
National Poisons Information Service. TOXBASE: Digoxin. December 2019 [internet publication].Full text
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Self-harm in over 8s: short-term management and prevention of recurrence. July 2004 [internet publication].Full text
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