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. 2019 Aug 9;68(31):687-688.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6831a2.

Notes from the Field: Unintentional Fentanyl Overdoses Among Persons Who Thought They Were Snorting Cocaine - Fresno, California, January 7, 2019

Patil Armenian, Jeffrey D Whitman, Adina Badea, Whitney Johnson, Chelsea Drake, Simranjit Singh Dhillon, Michelle Rivera, Nicklaus Brandehoff, Kara L Lynch

Notes from the Field: Unintentional Fentanyl Overdoses Among Persons Who Thought They Were Snorting Cocaine - Fresno, California, January 7, 2019

Patil Armenian et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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