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Life-threatening Torsades de Pointes resulting from “natural” cancer treatment

C.K. Chan Hong Kong Poison Information Centre, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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M.H.M. Chan Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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M.L. Tse Hong Kong Poison Information Centre, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, China
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I.H.S. Chan Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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R.C.K. Cheung Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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C.W.K. Lam Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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F.L. Lau Hong Kong Poison Information Centre, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, China
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Pages 592-594 | Received 27 Feb 2009, Accepted 27 Apr 2009, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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