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. 2021 Sep 17;70(37):1300-1302.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7037a4.

Notes from the Field: Xylazine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths - United States, 2019

Mbabazi Kariisa, Priyam Patel, Herschel Smith, Jessica Bitting

Notes from the Field: Xylazine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths - United States, 2019

Mbabazi Kariisa et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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