Methaemoglobinaemia associated with the use of cocaine and volatile nitrites as recreational drugs: a review.

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Published in Br J Clin Pharmacol on July 01, 2011

Authors

Laura Hunter1, Laura Gordge, Paul I Dargan, David M Wood

Author Affiliations

1: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust School of Medicine, King's College London Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners King's College London.

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