Inhalant misuse in youth: Time for a coordinated response

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 327-330

  Lubman, Dan I ^a   Hides, Leanne ^a   Yücel, Murat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE; ACETONE; AMYL NITRITE; BENZENE; BUTANE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ETHER; FLUOROCARBON; HEXANE; ILLICIT DRUG; NITROUS OXIDE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PROPANE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; XYLENE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; INVESTMENT; JUVENILE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33749468095     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00588.x     Document Type: Article

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