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Intranasal topical cocaine: Moffett's method or topical cocaine paste?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. E. Quiney*
Affiliation:
London
*
Robert E. Quiney, ENT Registrar, Royal Ear Hospital, Huntley Street, London WC1E 6AU.

Abstract

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Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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