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Editorial
. 2010 Nov;85(11):971-3.
doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0658.

Khat chewing: a smokeless gun?

Farrah J Mateen, Gregory D Cascino
Editorial

Khat chewing: a smokeless gun?

Farrah J Mateen et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Nov.

Erratum in

  • Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Feb;86(2):168
No abstract available

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