Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 231-234, May 2008

Treating cocaine body packers: The unspoken personal risks

  • Shamir O. Cawich, MBBS, DM (Consultant General Surgeon)

      Affiliations

    • Basic Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Eric W. Williams, MBBS, DM (Consultant Emergency Room Physician)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medicine Division, Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
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  • Lindberg K. Simpson, MBBS, DM (Consultant General Surgeon)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medicine Division, Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
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  • Necia R. Evans, BSc, LLB (Attorney at Law)

      Affiliations

    • Basic Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
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  • Peter Johnson, MBBS, DM (Consultant Radiologist)

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Radiology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica

Received 9 August 2007; accepted 13 October 2007.

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PII: S1752-928X(07)00162-X

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2007.10.010

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 231-234, May 2008