Toxic Trauma to the Blood and Haemopoetic System

The wide range of CW agents and toxic industrial chemicals produces patterns of toxic trauma which can be analysed according to actions on somatic systems. In the case of agents which act upon the central and peripheral nervous systems, there is a good understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms which has led to a 

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