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The Impact of Amphetamine-Related Disorders on Community Psychiatric Emergency Services: 1993-1997

Martin H. Leamon Department of Psychiatry, University of California Davis Medical CenterCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Robert D. Canning Department of Psychiatry, University of California Davis Medical Center
&
Lloyd Benjamin Department of Psychiatry, University of California Davis Medical Center
Pages 70-78 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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