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Critical Care

Misdiagnosis and long-term outcome of 13 patients with acute thallium poisoning in China

J. M. LiDepartment of Geriatrics, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Sichuan University and Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R.China
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W. WangWest China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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S. LeiDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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L. L. ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China
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D. ZhouDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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H. XiongDepartment of Geriatrics, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 181-186 | Received 08 Jul 2013, Accepted 03 Feb 2014, Published online: 28 Feb 2014

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