Ciguatera update

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 176-179

  Lehane, Leigh ^a  

^a Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGUATOXIN; MANNITOL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0034696315     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb125546.x     Document Type: Review

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