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Case Report

Unusual complications of heroin abuse: Transverse myelitis, rhabdomyolysis, compartment syndrome, and ARF

, M.D., , M.D., , M.D., , M.D. & , M.D.
Pages 153-155 | Received 21 Nov 2005, Accepted 10 May 2006, Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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