Cocaine: What role does it have in current ENT practice? A review of the current literature

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 808-811

  Harper, S J ^a   Jones, N S ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Nasal Cavity; Nasal Septum; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; Wegener's Granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; COCAINE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; NOSE DISEASES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33750691664     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106001459     Document Type: Review

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