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Research Article

Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Subcutaneous Injection with Metallic Mercury

Eric A. Zillmer Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
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Katharine-Anne Lucci Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia, 23501
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Jeffrey T. Barth Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
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Tom H. Peake Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia, 23501
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Daniel A. Spyker Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
Pages 91-110 | Published online: 25 Sep 2008

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