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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Poppy (Papaverum somniferum - Poppy seeds

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XI.r Death following exposure or poisoning

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Last update : 17/09/2015
 
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Publications

Poppy Intoxication in Infants and Children: Hazards of a Folk Remedy.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP 2021 May;31;576-581 2021 May
Death in a legal poppy field in Spain.
Forensic science international 2016 Aug;265;34-40 2016 Aug
Fatal intoxications in Denmark following intake of morphine from opium poppies.
Zeitschrift fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of legal medicine 1988;101;197-204 1988

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