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Œdème lésionnel pulmonaire après inhalation de chlore en piscine

Acute lung injury consecutive to a chlorine gas inhalation in a swimming pool

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Annales françaises de médecine d'urgence

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  1. Centre hospitalier de La Ciotat, boulevard Lamartine, F-13600, La Ciotat, France

    S. Canu, Y. Zebiche & L. Guenoun

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Canu, S., Zebiche, Y. & Guenoun, L. Œdème lésionnel pulmonaire après inhalation de chlore en piscine. Ann. Fr. Med. Urgence 7, 191–193 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13341-017-0745-1

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