Malignant hyperpyrexia in an MDMA ("Ecstasy") abuser.

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Published in Ulster Med J on April 01, 1994

Authors

E P McCoy1, C Renfrew, J R Johnston, G Lavery

Author Affiliations

1: Royal Victoria Hospital, Balfast, Northern Ireland.

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