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Research Article

Fentanyl epidemic in Chicago, Illinois and surrounding Cook County

Heather Schumann University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Tim Erickson University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Trevonne M. Thompson University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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John L. Zautcke University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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J. Scott Denton Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pages 501-506 | Received 30 Jul 2007, Accepted 19 Dec 2007, Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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