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Deaths from exposure to paramethoxymethamphetamine in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada: a case series

Jennifer J.E. Nicol, Mark C. Yarema, Graham R. Jones, Walter Martz, Roy A. Purssell, Judy C. MacDonald, Ian Wishart, Monica Durigon, Despina Tzemis and Jane A. Buxton
March 04, 2015 3 (1) E83-E90; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20140070
Jennifer J.E. Nicol
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
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2Poison and Drug Information Service, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.
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Graham R. Jones
3Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Edmonton, Alta.
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Walter Martz
6Provincial Toxicology Centre, Vancouver, BC
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7British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre, Vancouver, BC
8Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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9Population, Public and Aboriginal Health, Alberta Health Services — Calgary Zone, Calgary, Alta.
10Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
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Monica Durigon
11Environmental Health Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC
12Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
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Despina Tzemis
5British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC
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Jane A. Buxton
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vol. 3 no. 1 E83-E90
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20140070
PubMed 
25844375
History 
  • Published online March 4, 2015.
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  1. Jennifer J.E. Nicol, MD1,
  2. Mark C. Yarema, MD1,2,
  3. Graham R. Jones, PhD3,
  4. Walter Martz, PhD6,
  5. Roy A. Purssell, MD7,8,
  6. Judy C. MacDonald, MD, MCM9,10,
  7. Ian Wishart, MD1,
  8. Monica Durigon, MSc11,12,
  9. Despina Tzemis, MPH5,
  10. Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc4,5
  1. 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
  2. 2Poison and Drug Information Service, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta.
  3. 3Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Edmonton, Alta.
  4. 4School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  5. 5British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC
  6. 6Provincial Toxicology Centre, Vancouver, BC
  7. 7British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre, Vancouver, BC
  8. 8Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  9. 9Population, Public and Aboriginal Health, Alberta Health Services — Calgary Zone, Calgary, Alta.
  10. 10Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
  11. 11Environmental Health Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC
  12. 12Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Jennifer Nicol, jjenicol{at}gmail.com
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Jan 2015, 3 (1) E83-E90; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20140070

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Jan 2015, 3 (1) E83-E90; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20140070
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