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Original Article

Phencyclidine and Violent Deaths in St. Louis, Missouri: A Survey of Medical Examiners' Cases from 1977 through 1986

Alphonse Poklis Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virgininia, 23298
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Michael Graham Department of Pathology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63103; Office of the Medical Examiner St. Louis County, Clayton, Missouri, 63105; Office of the Medical Examiner, City of St. Louis, Missouri, 63103
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Diane Maginn Office of the Medical Examiner St. Louis County, Clayton, Missouri, 63105
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Alphonse Poklis Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virgininia, 23298
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Michael Graham Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virgininia, 23298
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Diane Maginn Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virgininia, 23298
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Carrie A. Branch Department of Pathology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63103
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George E. Gantner Department of Pathology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63103; Office of the Medical Examiner St. Louis County, Clayton, Missouri, 63105; Office of the Medical Examiner, City of St. Louis, Missouri, 63103
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Pages 265-274 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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