Khat chewing: An emerging drug concern in Australia? [4]

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 842-843

  Stefan, Johana ^a   Mathew, Babu ^a  

^a GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLANZAPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CATHA EDULIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MASTICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PLANT LEAF; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADDICTION; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; SOMALIA;

ADULT; CATHA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; SOMALIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33644796577     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01688_4.x     Document Type: Letter

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