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Case Report

Mass ethion poisoning with high mortality

, M.D., , M.Sc., , M.Sc., , M.D., , M.D. & , MBBS
Pages 85-88 | Received 12 Apr 2006, Accepted 11 Sep 2006, Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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