Young woman dies of water intoxication after taking one tablet of »ecstasy«. Today's drug panorama calls for increased vigilance in health care;Ung kvinna död i vattenförgiftning efter intag av en »ecstasy«-tablett: Dagens drogpanorama kräver skärpt beredskap inom vården

Lakartidningen

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 817-819

  Bråbäck, Lennart ^a,c   Humble, Mats ^b  

^a Barn Och Ungdomskliniken   (Sweden)

^b MORA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Sundsvalls Sjukhus   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; SCHWARTZ BARTTER SYNDROME; WATER INTOXICATION;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE ADH SYNDROME; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WATER INTOXICATION;

EID: 0035925297     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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