The outbreak of methanol intoxication during COVID-19 pandemic: prevalence of brain lesions and its predisposing factors
Leila Simani, Mahtab Ramezani, Mehrdad Roozbeh, Shahin Shadnia, Hossein Pakdaman
Abstract
= 0.014). In conclusion, increasing the number of methanol poisoning and its associated mortality and morbidity should be considered a threat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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