Spice and all things nasty: the challenge of synthetic cannabinoids.

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  • Nicola J Kalk
  • Alastair Boyd
  • John Strang
  • Emily Finch
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ

دوره 355  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016