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Methadone ileus syndrome: Report of a fatal case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, 10 Nathan D. Perlman Place, 10003, New York, New York

    Richard B. Rubenstein M.D. &  William I. Wolff M.D.

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Rubenstein, R.B., Wolff, W.I. Methadone ileus syndrome: Report of a fatal case. Dis Colon Rectum 19, 357–359 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590935

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