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Letter to the Editor

Proximal muscle weakness in severe lead poisoning from retained bullet fragments

Sahaphume SrisumaRocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, USA;Ramathibodi Poison Center, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eric J LavonasRocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, USA;Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Winai WananukulRamathibodi Poison Center, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Pages 586-587 | Received 24 Feb 2015, Accepted 24 Apr 2015, Published online: 15 May 2015

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