Cardiovascular toxicity associated with yew leaf ingestion.
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چکیده
Multiform ventricular tachycardia and self-terminating ventricular fibrillation developed in a 16 year old girl who had deliberately eaten yew tree leaves.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 72 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994