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Cannabis body packing: Two case reports

Michel SpadariCEIP-Addictovigilance, Hôpital Timone, 264 Rue Saint-Pierre, Marseille, 13005 FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Danielle CanioniCentre Antipoison, Hôpital Salvator, 249 boulevard Sainte Marguerite, Marseille, 13009 France
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Emilie GregoireService de Chirurgie générale et transplantation hépatique, Hôpital Conception, 147 Bd Baille, Marseille, 13005 France
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Geneviève DrouetCentre Antipoison, Hôpital Salvator, 249 boulevard Sainte Marguerite, Marseille, 13009 France
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Jean Hubert BourdonLaboratoire de Toxicologie, Hopital Salvator, 249 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, Marseille, 13009 France
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Jocelyne ArdittiCEIP-Addictovigilance, Hôpital Timone, 264 Rue Saint-Pierre, Marseille, 13005 France;Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Hopital Salvator, 249 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, Marseille, 13009 France
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Joelle MicallefCEIP-Addictovigilance, Hôpital Timone, 264 Rue Saint-Pierre, Marseille, 13005 France
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Pages 862-864 | Received 28 Jun 2011, Accepted 11 Sep 2011, Published online: 14 Nov 2011

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