Respiratory Failure following Tetramine poisoning after Ingestion of Sea Snail: A Case Report
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Lee, Joo Hwan
(Department of Emergency Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Park, Jin Wook (Department of Emergency Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital) Hong, Seong Jun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital) Jeon, Jae-Cheon (Department of Emergency Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) Jin, Sang-Chan (Department of Emergency Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) |
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