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CASE REPORT

Severe Acute Poisoning with Homemade Aconitum napellus Capsules: Toxicokinetic and Clinical Data

Fabienne Moritz Emergency Department, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.,
Patricia Compagnon Pharmacokinetic and Toxicology Department, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
, M.D.,
Isabelle Guery Kaliszczak Emergency Department, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
, M.D.,
Yann Kaliszczak Anaesthesia Department, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
, M.D.,
Valérie Caliskan Emergency Department, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
, M.D. &
Christophe Girault Intensive Care, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
, M.D.
Pages 873-876 | Published online: 19 Aug 2009

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