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Recreational drug use presentations during a large outdoor festival event: Reduction in hospital emergency department transfer where medical physicians are present

David M. Wood Clinical Toxicology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter O. Beaumont St John Ambulance Sussex, Brighton, UK
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Dan May St John Ambulance Sussex, Brighton, UK
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Paul I. Dargan Clinical Toxicology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners, London, UK
Pages 434-441 | Published online: 17 Sep 2010

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