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Kent, K.J. (2006). Ricin. In: Antosia, R.E., Cahill, J.D. (eds) Handbook of Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32804-1_31
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