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Case Reports
. 1999 Aug 7;319(7206):366-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7206.366.

Mercury poisoning after spillage at home from a sphygmomanometer on loan from hospital

A C Rennie  1 , M McGregor-Schuerman, I M Dale, C Robinson, R McWilliam
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Case Reports

Mercury poisoning after spillage at home from a sphygmomanometer on loan from hospital

A C Rennie et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ 1999 Sep 4;319(7210):608
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