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Review
. 2004 Nov 20;329(7476):1231-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1231.

Overcoming apathy in research on organophosphate poisoning

Nick A Buckley  1 , Darren Roberts, Michael Eddleston
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Review

Overcoming apathy in research on organophosphate poisoning

Nick A Buckley et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

High rates of pesticide poisoning in developing countries and increasing risk of nerve gas attacks in the West mean effective antidotes for organophosphates should be a worldwide priority

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The sarin attack in Japan produced many casualties Credit: CHIKUMO CHIAKI/AP
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