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New dimensions in toxicology: Hyperthermic syndrome following amphetamine derivatives

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  1. Intensive Care Unit, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, LS1 3EX, Leeds, UK

    A. R. Bodenham

  2. Academic Unit of Anaesthesia, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, LS1 3EX, Leeds, UK

    A. Mallick

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Bodenham, A.R., Mallick, A. New dimensions in toxicology: Hyperthermic syndrome following amphetamine derivatives. Intensive Care Med 22, 622–624 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709736

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