Comatose state in a 21-year-old party visitor;Komatöses zustandsbild bei 21-jährigem partygänger

Internist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-218

  Liechti, M E ^a,b   Mathys, J ^a  

^a Spitalzentrum Biel   (Switzerland)

^b Medizinische Klinik   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; PATIENT CARE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 18144445810     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-002-0803-6     Document Type: Article

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