Nonprescription analgesics: Misunderstood and Abused

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Heard, Kennon ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 67650308239     PISSN: 00136654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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