Lethal intracerebral haemorrhage after first-time amphetamine intake;Letal intracerebral blødning efter indtagelse af amphetamin

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 162, Issue 31, 2000, Pages 4156-4157

  Brorholt Petersen, Jens Uffe ^a,b   Christensen, Hanne Rolighed ^a  

^a HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0034738278     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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