Acute Mercury Poisoning in Young Children: When to Treat?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
² Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. sureshangurana@gmail.com.

Sudha Chandelia et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;90(6):629.

doi: 10.1007/s12098-023-04533-9. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

¹ Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
² Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. sureshangurana@gmail.com.

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