Neurological Complications of Addiction to Heroin

Overview

Journal Bull N Y Acad Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1973 Jan 1

PMID 4344820

Citations 26

Authors

R W RICHTER

J Pearson

B Bruun

Y B Challenor

J C Brust

M M Baden

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