Pediatric "body packing"

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-177

  Traub, Stephen J ^a,b,d   Kohn, Gary L ^c,e   Hoffman, Robert S ^a,b   Nelson, Lewis S ^a,b  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RUPTURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037300735     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.2.174     Document Type: Article

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