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01-07-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Development of a handy microdiffusion device using two plastic test tubes for accurately quantifying cyanide in blood

Authors: Yuki Okada, Hajime Miyaguchi

Published in: Forensic Toxicology | Issue 2/2020

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Title: Development of a handy microdiffusion device using two plastic test tubes for accurately quantifying cyanide in blood
Authors: Yuki Okada
Hajime Miyaguchi
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Published in: Forensic Toxicology / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1860-8965
Electronic ISSN: 1860-8973
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-020-00536-9

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