Neuromuscular Effects of Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) Envenoming in Sri Lanka
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004368