Carbon monoxide poisonings after two major Hurricanes - Alabama and Texas, August-October 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 236-239

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALABAMA; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; TEXAS;

EID: 33644861012     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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