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Heroin intoxication: the relation between plasma morphine concentration and clinical state at admission

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  1. Department of Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Spain

    J. Gutierrez-Cebollada

  2. Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona, Spain

    J. Camí & R. de la Torre

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Gutierrez-Cebollada, J., Camí, J. & de la Torre, R. Heroin intoxication: the relation between plasma morphine concentration and clinical state at admission. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 40, 635 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00279986

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