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The National Poisons Information Centre in Sri Lanka: The First Ten Years

Ravindra Fernando Professor Ravindra Fernando, Faculty of Medicine, National Poisons Information Centre, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Kynsey Road, Colombo, 8, Sri Lanka
Pages 551-555 | Published online: 08 Jan 2002

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