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Fatal intoxication due to an unexpected presence of carbon dioxide

M P Guillemin1, B Horisberger

  • 1Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
|December 1, 1994
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