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Focal myopathy induced by chronic intramuscular heroin injection

✍ Scribed by Elan D. Louis; Russ A. Bodner; Yasoma B. Challenor; Dr. John C. M. Brust

Book ID
102535710
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
231 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-639X

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