Tetanus in IV heroin users

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 296-299

  Iqbal, Nayyer ^a  

^a Al Amal Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Drug users; IV heroin; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BENZATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENOTHIAZINE; THIORIDAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AWARENESS; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NECK MUSCLE; OPISTHOTONUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF MEDICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TETANUS; TRISMUS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0035741187     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2001.296     Document Type: Article

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