Review on Chemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicity of Paracetamol

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

2 Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.

3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.Sohag, Egypt .

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