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Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology Volume 41, 2003 - Issue 7
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Research Article

An Outbreak of Food‐borne Illness Due to Methomyl Contamination

Ming‐Jun Tsai Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan City, Taiwan, R.O.C; Department of Neurology, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Sheng‐Nan Wu Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan City, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Hsien‐An Cheng Department of Neurology, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Shu‐Hui Wang Department of Neurology, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Hung‐Ting Chiang Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386 Da‐Chung 1st Rd., 813, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C
Pages 969-973 | Published online: 12 Mar 2003

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