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Poisoned People

Proceedings of a Symposium held 1st September 1977 during the Birmingham meeting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

M. A. Herbertson
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , July 1978 , pp. 307 - 345
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