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Ketamine Use

Near-Death States Reported in a Sample of 50 Misusers

Ornella Corazza Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Hertfordshire, Pharmacy and Postgraduate Medical Schools, Hatfield, Herts, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fabrizio Schifano Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Hertfordshire, Pharmacy and Postgraduate Medical Schools, Hatfield, Herts, UK
Pages 916-924 | Published online: 23 Apr 2010

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