Acute Poisoning Admissions in one of the Hospitals in Ankara
Human ToxicologyPublished 1 May 1985
A. Karakaya, Nevin VURAL
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Emergency service admissions at the Numune Hospital, Ankara, have been investigated for one year and 5% were cases of poisoning; of these, 63.6% were due to drugs.
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Emergency service admissions at the Numune Hospital, Ankara, have been investigated for one year. Of the emergency admissions 5% were cases of poisoning; of these, 63.6% were due to drugs.
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MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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