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Original Research Papers

Lathyrism: has the scenario changed in 2013?

V. N. MishraDepartment of NeurologyBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. B. TripathiDepartment of BiostatisticsInstitute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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A. KumarDepartment of NeurologyBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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V. NandmerDepartment of NeurologyBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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A. Z. AnsariDepartment of NeurologyBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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B. KumarDepartment of NeurologyBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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R. N. ChaurasiaDepartment of NeurologyBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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D. JoshiDepartment of NeurologyBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Pages 38-40 | Published online: 23 Oct 2013

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