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Poison Centres

Review of Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius fulvius) exposures managed by the Florida Poison Information Center Network: 1998–2010

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Pages 783-788 | Received 10 Apr 2013, Accepted 21 Jul 2013, Published online: 20 Aug 2013

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