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Presentations of active substance use in the emergency department

A single center’s perspective study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed K. Alageel, Alshamoos A. Alwassel and Hamad A. Almohsen
Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 187-193; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220753

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