Cocaine and Vasospasm

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 321, Issue 23, 1989, Pages 1604-1606

  Isner, Jeffrey M ^a   Chokshi, Saurabh K ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

CORONARY ARTERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0024317029     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198912073212309     Document Type: Editorial

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