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. 2021 Sep;25(9):1082-1083.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23939.

Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU

Akshaya K Das  1 , Ankur Sharma  2 , Nikhil Kothari  1 , Shilpa Goyal  1
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Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU

Akshaya K Das et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Das AK, Sharma A, Kothari N, Goyal S. Opium Addiction: Practical Issues in ICU. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(9):1082-1083.

Keywords: ICU; Opiod abuse; Opium.

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