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Poison Centre Research

Human poisonings by neurotoxic phycotoxins related to the consumption of shellfish: study of cases registered by the French Poison Control Centres from 2012 to 2019

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Pages 759-767 | Received 21 Sep 2021, Accepted 24 Jan 2022, Published online: 08 Feb 2022

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