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BRIEF REPORTS

The Antemortem Neurobehavior in Fatal Paramethoxymethamphetamine Usage

Wei-Hsi Chen MD, MSc, LLM Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Technology and Law, The National the First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
,
Chi Chui MD, LLM Graduate Institute of Technology and Law, The National the First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Paochien Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan
&
Hsin-Ling Yin MD, MSc Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine, Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Pages 366-372 | Published online: 18 Sep 2012

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