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Broken thermometer in hand: mercury elevation caused by improper debridement

Yujie PanDepartment of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8041-4606View further author information
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Yuguo SongDepartment of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 654-656 | Received 11 Sep 2021, Accepted 20 Oct 2021, Published online: 08 Nov 2021

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