Fatalities by poisoning in the Mthatha area of South Africa

South African Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 17-18

  Meel, B L ^a  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MORTALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 35348911286     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2007.10873592     Document Type: Letter

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