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. 1962 Aug;25(3):234–242. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.25.3.234

Toxic polyneuritis in Bombay due to ortho-cresyl-phosphate poisoning

D D Vora 1,2, Darab K Dastur 1,2, Beatriz M Braganca 1,2, L M Parihar 1,2, C G S Iyer 1,2, R B Fondekar 1,2, K Prabhakaran 1,2
PMCID: PMC495449  PMID: 13926733

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