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01.03.2013 | Differential Diagnosis

An unusual cardiomyopathy in a cocaine user

verfasst von: Bela Kubat, Robert-Jan van Suylen

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Cocaine consumption is associated with a large number of medical complications, and different routes of intake can produce different adverse effects. In the Netherlands the most frequent cocaine related problems are respiratory, encompassing 21 % of the cases, while cardio-vascular problems occur in only 8 %, making it the fifth most likely cause of cocaine related problems [1]. …

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Titel: An unusual cardiomyopathy in a cocaine user
verfasst von: Bela Kubat
Robert-Jan van Suylen
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2013
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-012-9356-8

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An unusual cardiomyopathy in a cocaine user

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Vergleichende Pathologie in der onkologischen Forschung

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