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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

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