Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 226-229 , August 2003

Foodborne botulism in a six-month-old infant caused by home-canned baby food

Received 19 February 2003 ,Revised 29 March 2003 ,Accepted 2 April 2003.

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☆ The authors report this study did not receive outside funding or support.

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PII: S0196-0644(03)00386-X

doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.259

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 226-229 , August 2003

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