Travel medicine, coca and cocaine: demystifying and rehabilitating Erythroxylum – a comprehensive review
Abstract Few travel health measures are as controversial as the use of coca leaves at high altitude; yet, there appears widespread ignorance among health professionals and the general public about coca, its origins as well as its interesting and often flamboyant history. Equally, the cultural and tr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40794-019-0095-7 |