Levamisole-adulterated cocaine: Potential clinical implications;Cocaína adulterada con levamisol: Posibles implicaciones clínicas

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 367-368

  Ventura Vilamala, Mireia ^a   Caudevilla Gálligo, Fernando ^b   Vidal Giné, Claudio ^a   Pujadas, M ^c   Rodriguez J ^c   Cuenca, A ^c   Domingo Salvany, A ^c   Torrens, M ^c   Farre M ^c   De La Torre, R ^c  

^a Asociación Bienestar Y Desarrollo   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud Orcasitas Madrid   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; LEVAMISOLE;

DRUG CONTAMINATION; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

COCAINE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE;

EID: 79952815417     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2010.02.037     Document Type: Letter

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