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Supraventricular tachycardia and acute confusion following ingestion of e-cigarette fluid containing AB-FUBINACA and ADB-FUBINACA: a case report with quantitative analysis of serum drug concentrations

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Pages 662-667 | Received 24 Oct 2016, Accepted 03 Feb 2017, Published online: 10 Apr 2017

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