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Arsenic poisoning in Central Kentucky: A case report
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Arsenic poisoning in Central Kentucky: A case report

Geoffrey A Kelafant, Edward J Kasarskis, Sanford W Horstman, Chaim Cohen and Arthur L Frank
American journal of industrial medicine, v 24(6), pp 723-726
Dec 1993
PMID: 7508681

Abstract

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A recent case of chronic arsenic intoxication due to prolonged accidental ingestion of a commercially available crabgrass killer illustrates one of the more common etiologies of present day arsenic poisoning. A review of 20 years of arsenic poisoning at the University of Kentucky (21 cases) revealed no cases attributable to an industrial source. A tabulation of the 21 most recent cases is included. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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