Patterns of presentation in heroin overdose resulting in pulmonary edema

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-34

  Sterrett, Christopher ^a   Brownfield, Joseph ^a   Korn, Carrie S ^a   Hollinger, Mark ^b   Henderson, Sean O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin overdose; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037262702     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50006     Document Type: Article

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