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Research Article

Mercury Vapor Inhalation from Chinese Red (Cinnabar)

CASE REPORT

Bryan S. J. Ho M.D., Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Ja-Liang Lin M.D., Poison Center and Division of Clinical Toxicology and Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Chung-Chi Huang M.D., Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Ying-Huang Tsai M.D., Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
&
Meng-Chih Lin, M.D. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
Pages 75-78 | Published online: 19 Feb 2003

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