Peganum harmala L. poisoning and pregnancy: Two cases in Morocco;Intoxication au Peganum harmala L. et grossesse: Deux observations marocaines

Medecine et sante tropicales

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-86

  Achour, S ^a,b   Saadi, H ^a   Turcant, A ^c   Banani, A ^a   Mokhtari, A ^b   Soulaymani, A ^b   Soulaymani Bencheikh, R ^d,e  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Centre antipoison et de pharmacovigilance du Maroc   (Morocco)

^e MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Morocco; Peganum harmala L.; Poisoning; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; MOROCCO; PEGANUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOROCCO; PEGANUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864498052     PISSN: 22613684     EISSN: 22612211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/mst.2012.0013     Document Type: Article

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