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Brief Report

Utilization of Boxes for Pesticide Storage in Sri Lanka

Ravi PierisSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri LankaView further author information
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Manjula WeerasingheSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Anuradhapura, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tharaka AbeywickramaPharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKView further author information
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Gamini ManuweeraDepartment of Agriculture, Office of the Registrar of Pesticides, Peradeniya, Sri LankaView further author information
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Michael EddlestonSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKView further author information
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Andrew DawsonSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Flemming KonradsenDepartment of Public Health, Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Pages 180-184 | Published online: 23 Mar 2017

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