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A 38-year-old man who uses crack cocaine

Amy H.W. Sur and Lawrence C. Loh
CMAJ December 08, 2015 187 (18) 1383-1384; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150491
Amy H.W. Sur
Department of Family Medicine (Sur), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Loh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Lawrence C. Loh
Department of Family Medicine (Sur), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Loh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 187 no. 18 1383-1384
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150491
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26416992
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  • Published online December 7, 2015.

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  1. Amy H.W. Sur, MD,
  2. Lawrence C. Loh, MD MPH⇑
  1. Department of Family Medicine (Sur), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Loh), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Lawrence Loh, lawrence.loh{at}utoronto.ca

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