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A Critical Evaluation of Reports Associating Ayahuasca with Life-Threatening Adverse Reactions

Pages 179-188 | Published online: 04 Jun 2013

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Vinícius Maurício de Lima. (2023) Usos da ayahuasca e discursos sobre transtornos mentais na imprensa brasileira 1960-2010. Ciencias Sociales y Religión 25, pages e023018.
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Rafael G. dos Santos, Flávia L. Osório, José Alexandre S. Crippa, José Carlos Bouso & Jaime E.C. Hallak. (2016) Letter to the Editor. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 38, pages 116-117.
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