Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-butanediol addiction: a serious health threat

  • Renata Beck Department of Anesthesia, Santa Maria Hospital, GVM Care & Reasearch, Bari
  • Suzana Mimica Matanović Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek
  • Lada Zibar Department for Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer Osijek
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Published
2019-06-07
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Beck R, Mimica Matanović S, Zibar L. Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-butanediol addiction: a serious health threat. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol [Internet]. 2019Jun.7 [cited 2024Mar.28];70(2). Available from: https://arhiv.imi.hr/index.php/arhiv/article/view/1139
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