'Crack lung' caused by an impure preparation

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 959-960

  Kon, O M ^a   Redhead, J B G ^a   Gillen, D ^a   Fothergill, J ^a   Henry, J A ^b   Mitchell, D M ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Crack lung; Pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029739986     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.9.959     Document Type: Article

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