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01-03-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Levamisole—adulterated in cocaine causing agranulocytosis, vasculopathy, and acquired protein S deficiency

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 3/2012

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Title: Levamisole—adulterated in cocaine causing agranulocytosis, vasculopathy, and acquired protein S deficiency
Publication date: 01-03-2012
Published in: Annals of Hematology / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-011-1294-0

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