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Clinical Research

Differences between organophosphates in respiratory failure and lethality with poisoning post the 2011 bans in Sri Lanka

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Pages 466-470 | Received 12 Jun 2019, Accepted 22 Aug 2019, Published online: 09 Sep 2019

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