Cocaine in sudden and unexpected death: a review of 49 post-mortem cases.

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  2013

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  Forensic Science International

• Publication date

  2013-04-10

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.08.037PMID 22981213
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