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. 2020 Feb 27;70(692):125.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X708569. Print 2020 Mar.

Venom: saving lives in general practice

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Venom: saving lives in general practice

Bethany Moos. Br J Gen Pract. .
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Vogel’s pit viper (Timeresurus vogeli). Picture taken in the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, in 2019. Credit: Bethany Moos.

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