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Letter to the Editor

Letter To The Editor: “Xylazine abuse: A rare cause of syncope”

Chang-Ming Liu Department of Emergency Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
, M.D.,
Ming-Jang Chiu Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
, M.D.,
Cheng-Chung Fang Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
, M.D. &
Wen-Jone Chen Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
, Ph.D. , M.D.
Pages 309-311 | Received 08 Feb 2006, Accepted 10 Feb 2006, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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