Cannabis, pneumothorax and lung bullae [6]

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 169-170

  Gill, Anthony ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE;

BAROTRAUMA; BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG BULLA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MEDICAL RECORD; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; SMOKING; BLISTER; CANNABIS SMOKING; LUNG DISEASE; NOTE;

BLISTER; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 33646093727     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.4.169-c     Document Type: Letter

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