Chest Pain In a Previously Healthy Young Male- Possible Cocaine-Induced Vasospasm

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  • Darren Porter

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medicine

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2007-01-01

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Porter, D. (2007). Chest Pain In a Previously Healthy Young Male- Possible Cocaine-Induced Vasospasm. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 8(1). Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1836

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