Levamisole as an adulterant in a cocaine overdose fatality

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 724-

  Duflou, Johan A ^a   Brouwer, Issabella G ^a   Darke, Shane ^b  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVAMISOLE;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER;

EID: 77955614704     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03719.x     Document Type: Letter

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