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. 2015 Feb;39(1):50.
doi: 10.1192/pb.39.1.50.

False positive phencyclidine result on urine drug testing: a little known cause

Gabriella L Landy, Mukesh Kripalani

False positive phencyclidine result on urine drug testing: a little known cause

Gabriella L Landy et al. BJPsych Bull. 2015 Feb.
No abstract available

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