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Synthetic cathinones in Southern Germany – characteristics of users, substance-patterns, co-ingestions, and complications

Katrin RomanekDepartment of Clinical Toxicology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Jochen StenzelDepartment of Clinical Toxicology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Sabrina SchmollDepartment of Clinical Toxicology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Verena SchrettlDepartment of Clinical Toxicology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Stefanie GeithDepartment of Clinical Toxicology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Florian EyerDepartment of Clinical Toxicology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Christian RabeDepartment of Clinical Toxicology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 573-578 | Received 09 Sep 2016, Accepted 21 Feb 2017, Published online: 28 Mar 2017

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