Intentional Toxic Ingestion of Sodium Fluoride: A Case Report

Rachel E Bridwell1, Brandon M Carius1, Eric B Tomich2

  • 1Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, USA.

Cureus
|September 10, 2019
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