Cardiotoxicity in Acute Zinc Phosphide Intoxicated Patients (A Prospective Study)
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عنوان ژورنال: Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2636-3356
DOI: 10.21608/ajfm.2015.18656