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A Review of Toxicological Findings in Fatal Hydrogen Fluoride Exposures and a Report of two Cases

A. PoklisDepartment of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA23298-0165USA
Pages 271-276 | Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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