An unusual case of mercury intoxication
M.H.M. Chan
Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
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Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
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Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorC.W.K. Lam
Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorM.H.M. Chan
Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorR.C.K. Cheung
Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
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Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorC.W.K. Lam
Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong KongCorrespondence: Professor C.W.K.Lam. E-mail: [email protected]
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