Surgical aspects of international drug smuggling

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 296, Issue 6628, 1988, Pages 1035-1037

  Lancashire, M J R ^a   Legg, P K ^a   Lowe, M ^a   Davidson, Susanna M ^a   Ellis, B W ^a  

^a Ashford Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; DRUG TRAFFIC; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SMUGGLING;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COCAINE; EMERGENCIES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 0023892716     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.296.6628.1035     Document Type: Article

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