Lead Poisoning among Opium Users in Iran: A Possible New Emerging Epidemic in the Region
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1. Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles, USA 3. Dept. of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 4. Dept. of Neuroscience and Addiction, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine (SATiM), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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