EJVES Extra
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 76-78 , December 2006

Upper Arm Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Intramuscular Cocaine and Heroin Injection

,Accepted 6 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.09.002

EJVES Extra
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 76-78 , December 2006

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