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Toxicology History

Was the death of Alexander the Great due to poisoning? Was it Veratrum album?

Leo J. SchepNational Poisons Centre, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robin J. SlaughterNational Poisons Centre, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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J. Allister ValeWest Midlands Poisons Unit, City Hospital and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Pat WheatleyDepartment of Classics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pages 72-77 | Received 18 Aug 2013, Accepted 25 Nov 2013, Published online: 26 Dec 2013

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Leo J. Schep, Robin J. Slaughter, J. Allister Vale & Pat Wheatley. (2014) Response to letter to the Editor regarding “A note on Conium maculatum L., the plant that defeated Alexander the Great” in Clinical Toxicology 2014: (doi: 10.3109/15563650.2013.870341). Clinical Toxicology 52:6, pages 646-646.
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