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  1. via Giosuè Carducci 16, 24050, Cividate al Piano, Bergamo, Italy

    Paolo Gritti

  2. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care IV°, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Largo Barozzi no 1, 24128, Bergamo, Italy

    Paolo Gritti & Gian Mario Bortolotti

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Largo Barozzi no 1, 24128, Bergamo, Italy

    Cristina Agostinis

  4. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Via Tito Livio, 2, 24123, Bergamo, Italy

    Anna Zilio

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Gritti, P., Agostinis, C., Bortolotti, G.M. et al. Are we aware of ecstasy effects?. Intern Emerg Med 4, 175–177 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-008-0205-4

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