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CASE CONFERENCES

S TREET D RUG T OXICITY R ESULTING FROM O PIATES C OMBINED WITH A NTICHOLINERGICS

Henry E. Wang Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-McKeesport Hospital (HEW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pages 351-354 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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