Psychiatric manifestations of paramethoxymethamphetamine users in Taiwan.

J Formos Med Assoc

Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Kunming Prevention and Control Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: lianyu0928@

Published: March 2022


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