Methamphetamine overdose: Experience with six cases

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-30

  Guharoy, Roy ^a,b   Medicis, Joe ^a   Choi, Se ^a   Stalder, Bruce ^a   Kusiowski, Kim ^a   Allen, Andrea ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b University Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHORESIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0032940276     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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