Herbal, Traditional, and Alternative Medicines

Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1077-1088

  Kingston, Richard L ^a,b   Foley, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SafetyCall International and Pet Poison Helpline   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 59249107718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-0693-4.50073-6     Document Type: Chapter

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