Cocaine in sudden and unexpected death: A review of 49 post-mortem cases
Cocaine in sudden and unexpected death: A review of 49 post-mortem cases
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Ireland: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
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English
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Ireland: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
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Abstract Cocaine is a potent sympathomimetic drug that is associated with cardiotoxicity, including ventricular arrhythmia, systemic hypertension, acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular hypertrophy. The use of cocaine in Australia has risen steadily since the late 1990s. What remains unclear in the literature is whether cocaine-associated...
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Cocaine in sudden and unexpected death: A review of 49 post-mortem cases
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1351928595
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1351928595
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0379-0738
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1872-6283
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10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.08.037
