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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Main Author: Irmgard Bauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40794-019-0095-7