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An outbreak of fatal pneumonitis caused by contamination of illicit alcohol with paraquat

Ashanka Mahilal Beligaswatte University of Peradeniya, Department of Medicine, Peradeniya, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Prof. Senanayake A. Kularatne University of Peradeniya, Department of Medicine, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Asoka B. Seneviratne Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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M.S. Padmini Wijenayake Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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W. Keerthi Kularatne Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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L. Manoji Pathirage Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Pages 768-770 | Received 14 Jul 2007, Accepted 20 Aug 2007, Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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