Polar Poisons: Did Botulism Doom the Franklin Expedition?

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 841-847

  Horowitz, B Zane ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulism; Franklin expedition

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; BACTERIAL SPORE; BOTULISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; SAILOR;

BOTULISM; CANADA; COLD CLIMATE; EXPEDITIONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MALE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0344271027     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120025349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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