Some medicolegal aspects concerning tramadol abuse: The new Middle East youth plague 2010. An Egyptian overview

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-102

  Fawzi, Marwa M ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Abuse; Egypt; Sertonin; Tramadol; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929141829     PISSN: 2090536X     EISSN: 20905939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejfs.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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