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STAR FRUIT (AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA) INTOXICATION: AN IMPORTANT CAUSE OF CONSCIOUSNESS DISTURBANCE IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL FAILURE

Chin-Tung Chang Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Section of Nephrology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
, M.D.,
Yung-Chang Chen Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Section of Nephrology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
, M.D.,
Ji-Tseng Fang Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Section of Nephrology, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
, M.D. &
Chiu-Ching Huang Division of Critical Care Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Section of Nephrology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
, M.D.
Pages 379-382 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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