Thallium poisoning from eating contaminated cake - Iraq, 2008

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 37, 2008, Pages 1015-1018

  Al Mashhadani, Z ^a   Al Fatlawy, A ^a   Abu Nawas, K ^a   Al Nsour, M ^b   Hijawi, B ^b   Belbeisi, A ^b   Sharqawi, R ^c   Juma', I ^c   Hamaid, S ^c   Al Saqa, E ^c   Al Amouri, F ^c   Hameedi, S ^c   Sbeitan, S ^c   Mohammed, L ^c   Jaghbeer, M ^d   Al Gasseer, N ^e   Mekki, O ^e   Ghanem, B ^e   Adel Mohsin, A ^f   Badar Musa, H ^g   Saloom, A ^g   Al Alai, A ^g   Thomas, S ^h   Vale, A ^h   Sheehan, T ^h   Bradberry, S ^h   Gerber, R ⁱ   more..

^a Jordan Field Epidemiology Training Program

^b Ministry of Health   (Jordan)

^c Jordan Specialty Hospital

^d UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^e Office of WHO Representative   (Iraq)

^f Baghdad Medical City ^*

^g UK National Poisons Information Svc

^h CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

ⁱ CDC

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; FERROCYANIDE; THALLIUM;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANTIDOTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FERROCYANIDES; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; THALLIUM;

EID: 52149107745     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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