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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis and Compulsive Bathing: A Case Series and Paradoxical Pathophysiological Explanation

Dale A. Patterson, EmmaLeigh Smith, Mark Monahan, Andrew Medvecz, Beth Hagerty, Lisa Krijger, Aakash Chauhan and Mark Walsh
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2010, 23 (6) 790-793; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100117
Dale A. Patterson
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Dale A. Patterson, EmmaLeigh Smith, Mark Monahan, Andrew Medvecz, Beth Hagerty, Lisa Krijger, Aakash Chauhan, Mark Walsh
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2010, 23 (6) 790-793; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100117

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Dale A. Patterson, EmmaLeigh Smith, Mark Monahan, Andrew Medvecz, Beth Hagerty, Lisa Krijger, Aakash Chauhan, Mark Walsh
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2010, 23 (6) 790-793; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100117
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