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Fatal overdose of iron tablets in adults

Acute iron toxicity is usually seen in children with accidental ingestion of iron-containing syrups. However, the literature on acute iron toxicity with suicidal intent in adults is scant. We report, the first instance of two adults with fatal ingestion of a single drug overdose with iron tablets fr...

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Autores principales: Abhilash, Kundavaram P. P., Arul, J. Jonathan, Bala, Divya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24339645
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.120326