Poisoning: An unnatural cause of morbidity and mortality in rural India

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 51, Issue OCT, 2003, Pages 955-959

  Batra, A K ^a   Keoliya, A N ^a   Jadhav, G U ^a  

^a Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING;

EID: 1242331419     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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