The ripe olive scare and hotel Loch Maree tragedy: Botulism under glass in the 1920's

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-347

  Horowitz, B Zane ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS psychological; Muscle; Respiratory support

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; GLASS;

ACT; BOTULISM; BUILDING; CANNED FOOD; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DEATH; DUCK; EATING; EPIDEMIC; FEAR; HEATING; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEAT; OLIVE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

BOTULISM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OLEA; UNITED STATES;

OLEACEAE;

EID: 79956136307     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.571694     Document Type: Review

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