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Ingestion of Phenol (Carbolic Acid) Leading to Ventricular Fibrillation

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    Poorva Gohiya & Rashmi Dwivedi

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Gohiya, P., Dwivedi, R. Ingestion of Phenol (Carbolic Acid) Leading to Ventricular Fibrillation. Indian J Pediatr 83, 868–869 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-015-1997-7

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