Nutmeg poisoning: Ten years (2008-2018) of experience from the Marseille Poison Control Center.

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AP-HM, Aix-Marseille université, hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, centre antipoison et de toxicovigilance, service de pharmacologie clinique, Inserm, IRD, SESSTIM,, 13000 Marseille, France.

Published: September 2019


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