Mining for therapeutic gold
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Evaluation of Occupational Therapy Practices for Artisanal Gold Mining in Bagega Community, Zamfara State, Nigeria
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1474-1776,1474-1784
DOI: 10.1038/nrd3461