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Vol. 47. Issue 2.
Pages 108 (January 2011)
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Vol. 47. Issue 2.
Pages 108 (January 2011)
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Preliminary Study of the Effect on the Lungs Due to the Consumption of Cocaine Base Paste
Estudio preliminar de la repercusión pulmonar por consumo de pasta base de cocaína
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Antonio Pascalea,b,
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, Alba Negrína,b, Rocío Ormaecheab
a Departamento de Toxicología, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Montevideo, Uruguay
b Centro de Información y Referencia Nacional de la Red Drogas Portal Amarillo, Administración de los Servicios de Salud del Estado, Montevideo, Uruguay
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