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Perinatal outcomes of synthetic cathinone (“bath salts”) use in pregnancy: a case series

Julia R. FrewDartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New HampshireCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daisy GoodmanDartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New HampshireView further author information
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Mary BrunetteDartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New HampshireView further author information
Pages 524-527 | Received 01 Nov 2022, Accepted 09 Feb 2023, Published online: 24 Feb 2023

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