@article{ref1,
title="What is a "poison"? Proposal of definition",
journal="Medicina clinica",
year="2012",
author="Guitart, Raimon and Giménez, Nuria",
volume="138",
number="3",
pages="127-132",
abstract="We discuss different interpretations of the term poison as well as the need of bringing up to date the changes in this matter according to the science progress. A clear and exact definition is proposed after analysing the factors that affect the relativity of the concept and its boundaries. The proposal for a definition is presented taking into account the most broadly extended concepts concerning its significance. That is to say: &quot;a poison is, for human beings and their non-pathogenic and non-harmful biological environment, an electromagnetic or corpuscular radiation, or a non-infectious chemical agent, structured no larger in size than a small particle or fibre that, after being generated internally or after contact, penetration and/or absorption by a live organism, in sufficiently high dose, can produce or produces a direct or indirect adverse effect unrelated to its temperature or measurable electrical potential difference&quot;. The scientific knowledge needs accurate definitions to avoid ambiguities.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0025-7753",
doi="10.1016/j.medcli.2011.02.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2011.02.002"
}