Upper airway burn from crack cocaine pipe screen ingestion [7]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 108-109

  Ludwig, W G ^a   Hoffner, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERMAL INJURY; TUBE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0032925915     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90036-0     Document Type: Letter

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