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Unintentional Pediatric Exposure to a Synthetic Cannabinoid (AB-PINACA) Resulting in Coma and Intubation

ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2015)

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ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages 343-344

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DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.05.021

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