Box‐jellyfish, Coca‐Cola and old wine

@article{Currie1993BoxjellyfishCA,
  title={Box‐jellyfish, Coca‐Cola and old wine},
  author={Bart J. Currie and S Ho and Philip Alderslade},
  journal={Medical Journal of Australia},
  year={1993},
  volume={158}
}
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