Third Quarter, 1998
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Arata T, Kamitani M, Miyai T, Ito M. Antiseptic effects at injection sites. Dermatology 1997;195 Suppl 2:107-10.
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Zilinskas RA. Bioethics and biological weapons [editorial]. Science 1998;279:635.
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