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Outbreak of Food Poisoning Due to Alkyl-Mercury Fungicide

Lionel K. A. Derban MB, ChB, DPH, DIH, DTMH Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Pages 49-52 | Received 18 Jun 1973, Accepted 20 Jun 1973, Published online: 22 Apr 2013

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