Poisoning in the Modern World - New Tricks for an Old Dog?

Over 400 years ago, Swiss alchemist and physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) cited: ""All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy."" This is often condensed to: ""The dose makes the poison.""...

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Main Author: Banu Arslan (auth)
Other Authors: Ozgur Karcioglu (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: IntechOpen 2019
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