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Clinical Research

The utility of droperidol in the treatment of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome

Carl LeeAustin Clinical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; View further author information
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Shaun L. GreeneAustin Clinical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;Austin Health, Austin Toxicology Unit and Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Heidelberg, Australia; View further author information
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Anselm WongAustin Clinical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ;Austin Health, Austin Toxicology Unit and Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Heidelberg, Australia; ;Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 773-777 | Received 16 Sep 2018, Accepted 25 Dec 2018, Published online: 07 Feb 2019

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