Features of ciguatera fish poisoning cases in Hong Kong 2004-2007

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 521-527

  Wong, Chun Kwan ^a   Hung, Patricia ^a   Lee, Kellie L H ^a   Mok, Tina ^b   Chung, Thomas ^a   Kam, Kai Man ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b Queensway Government Offices   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ciguatera poisoning; Ciguatoxin; Food remnants; Hong Kong; Mouse bioassay

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CIGUATERA;

EID: 59849086415     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(09)60012-X     Document Type: Article

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