Talcosis associated with IV abuse of oral medications: CT findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 789-793

  Ward, Suzanne ^a   Heyneman, Laura E ^a   Reittner, Pia ^a   Kazerooni, Ella A ^b   Godwin, J David ^c   Müller, Nestor L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TALC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG LOBE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033999636     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.3.1740789     Document Type: Article

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