Acute Toxic Herbal Intake in a Suicide Attempt and Fatal Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia
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عنوان ژورنال: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1742-7835,1742-7843
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2010.00566.x