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Clinical Research

Epidemiology, clinical features and management of patients presenting to European emergency departments with acute cocaine toxicity: comparison between powder cocaine and crack cocaine cases

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Pages 718-726 | Received 05 Sep 2018, Accepted 05 Nov 2018, Published online: 30 Jan 2019

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