Datura stramonium poisoning: a case report and review of the literature
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Poisoning by Datura (Stramonium)— Recovery
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Research Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2149-3189
DOI: 10.18621/eurj.392041