Inhalational exposure to dimethyl sulfate vapor followed by reactive airway dysfunction syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0019-5278
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.75700