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Research Article

Central Nervous System Toxicity and Early Peripheral Neuropathy Following Dermal Exposure to Methyl Bromide

Matityahu Lifshitz Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Toxicology Unit, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Vladimir Gavrilov Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Toxicology Unit, Beer Sheva, Israel
Pages 799-801 | Published online: 18 Dec 2000

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