Toxic oil syndrome: Traceback of the toxic oil and evidence for a point source epidemic

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-257

  Posada De La Paz, M ^c   Philen, R M ^a   Borda, I Abaitua ^c   Socias, J M Sicilia ^b   Gomez De La Camara A ^c   Kilbourne, E M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Edificio Auge III   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANILIDE; RAPESEED OIL;

ARTICLE; CONTAINER; HUMAN; TOXIC OIL SYNDROME;

SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TOSCANA VIRUS;

EID: 0029945691     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(95)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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