Fatal aluminum phosphide poisonings in Tirana (Albania), 2009 – 2013
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عنوان ژورنال: DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2008-2231
DOI: 10.1186/s40199-015-0090-0