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ArticlesCritical Care

Cardiac abnormalities in acute organophosphate poisoning

S. Anand Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Surjit Singh Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Uma Nahar Saikia Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Ashish Bhalla Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Yash Paul Sharma Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Dalbir Singh Department of Forensic Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Pages 230-235 | Received 12 May 2008, Accepted 06 Jan 2009, Published online: 07 Apr 2009

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