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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate: Experience of 9 years of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)-related incidents during rave parties in The Netherlands

Jan KrulEducare, Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Armand R.J. GirbesDepartment of Intensive Care, University Hospital VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 311-315 | Received 14 Dec 2010, Accepted 24 Mar 2011, Published online: 12 May 2011

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