Lack of clinical symptoms in an acute arsenic poisoning: An unusual case

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 344-345

  Hernandez, Antonio F ^a   Schiaffino, Santiago ^a   Ballesteros, Jose L ^a   Gil, Fernando ^a   Pla, Antonio ^a   Villanueva, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; FEMALE; HUMANS; POISONING; POISONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

FORMICIDAE; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0031765222     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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