What paediatricians should know about young people and drugs in the UK

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Jones, Rosemary ^a,b   Marcer, Hilary ^b   Haig, Stephen ^c  

^a Child Health Department   (United Kingdom)

^b Bath and North East Somerset Primary Care Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; ANABOLIC AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; LYSERGIDE; PHENCYCLIDINE; SOLVENT; STREET DRUG;

DRUG USE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MUSHROOM; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33749475819     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.072702     Document Type: Review

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