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Epidemic of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) ingestion

T C K Brown
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (6): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06314.x
Published online: 20 September 2004

T C K Brown


  • Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052.


Correspondence: tckbrown@netspace.net.au

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