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Assessment of Homemade Liquor "Tharra" Quality by GC-FID and its Potential Impacts on Human Health

Keywords: Alcohol, Illegal Liquor, CAGE Screening Tool, Liver Profile.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 36 ,  Issue 4

UZMA  IMRAN , AWAIS ANWAR CHANDIO   , JAMIL AHMED SOOMRO   , HARESH KUMAR   , RAFI-U-ZAMAN BROHI   ,

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