An unusual case of fatal accidental paraquat poisoning
โ Scribed by Ravindra Fernando; D.G. Harendra De Silva; T.S.D. Amarasena
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 270 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0379-0738
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