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Clinical Research

Cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte abnormalities and serum cardiac glycoside concentrations in yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia) poisoning – a prospective study

Anandhi D.Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Vinay R. PanditDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India; View further author information
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Tamilarasu KadhiravanDepartment of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India; View further author information
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Soundaravally R.Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, IndiaView further author information
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K. N. J. Prakash RajuDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India; View further author information
Pages 104-111 | Received 01 Mar 2018, Accepted 05 Jul 2018, Published online: 03 Aug 2018

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