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Chapter 4 - Agitation Due to Substance Use, Abuse, and Withdrawal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2017

Scott L. Zeller
Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside
Kimberly D. Nordstrom
Affiliation:
Denver Health Medical Center, Colorado
Michael P. Wilson
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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