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Drug-induced bilateral ischemic infarction in an amphetamine addict

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  1. Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Aarhus, Brendstrupgårdsvej 100, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark

    Martin R. Christensen, Iana Lesnikova, Ingrid Rosendal & Jytte Banner

  2. Department of Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    Line B. Madsen

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Christensen, M.R., Lesnikova, I., Madsen, L.B. et al. Drug-induced bilateral ischemic infarction in an amphetamine addict. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 9, 458–461 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9419-5

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