South Africa: A toxicologist's goldmine

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 172-177

  Stewart, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ASBESTOS; ATROPINE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHROMIUM; CYCLIZINE; DIPIPANONE; FLUOROACETIC ACID; HYOSCYAMINE; LEAD; MANDRAX; MANGANESE; MERCURY; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; TOXIN;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EASTERN EUROPE; ENVIRONMENT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIET; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SNAKE BITES; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0036148386     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-200202000-00027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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