Heavy metal poisoning from Ayurvedic medicines

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-

  Gair, Rob ^a  

^a BC Drug and Poison Information Centre

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EID: 42449150813     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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