Toxicity, Arsenic: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

arsenic toxicity, arsenic poisoning, element 33, poison, As, arsenic exposure, trivalent arsenic, pentavalent inorganic arsenic, arsine, arsine exposure, arsenic gas, arsenic trioxide, heavy metal exposure, heavy metal toxicity

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Steven Marcus, MD, Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Executive and Medical Director, New Jersey Poison Information and Education System; Consulting Staff, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University Hospital, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Consulting Staff, Department of Pediatrics, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Steven Marcus, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Medical Toxicology, American Medical Association, and Medical Society of New Jersey
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