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Clinical Research

Subacute and chronic neuropsychological sequalae of acute organophosphate pesticide self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study from Sri Lanka

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Pages 118-130 | Received 17 Mar 2020, Accepted 29 May 2020, Published online: 22 Jun 2020

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