Poisoning by Amanita phalloides ('deathcap') mushrooms in the Australian Capital Territory

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 247-249

  Trim, Geoffrey M ^a   Lepp, Heino ^b   Hall, Matthew J ^c   McKeown, Robin V ^a   McCaughan, Geoffrey W ^c   Duggin, Geoffrey G ^c   Le Couteur, David G ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; INFUSION FLUID; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AMANITA PHALLOIDES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MUSHROOM POISONING; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033530130     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123631.x     Document Type: Article

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