Surgical Challenges associated with the use of Illicit Street Drugs
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Interactions between Pain Medications and Illicit Street Drugs
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عنوان ژورنال: Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2278-5388
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1102