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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 9;7(2):FSO653.
doi: 10.2144/fsoa-2020-0171.

Beirut blast: creating our expectations through heartbreak

Wael Abdallah  1 , Khalil Khalil  1 , Bernard Najib  1 , Nadine Kassis  1 , David Atallah  1
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Editorial

Beirut blast: creating our expectations through heartbreak

Wael Abdallah et al. Future Sci OA. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Beirut explosion; ammonium nitrate; carcinogenesis; fertility; pregnancy; women’s health.

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Financial & competing interests disclosure The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript

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