Higher prevalence of detectable troponin I among cocaine-users without known cardiovascular disease
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Low prevalence of detectable serum cardiac troponin I among healthy Tanzanian adults: observational study
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عنوان ژورنال: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0376-8716
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.11.039