Skin manifestations of illicit drug use

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-317

  Gontijo, Bernardo ^a,c   Bittencourt, Flávia Vasques ^a,b   Lourenço, Lívia Flávia Sebe ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Review; Skin; Street drugs; Street drugs adverse effects; Street drugs history

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; NITRITE;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 34248632808     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962006000400002     Document Type: Review

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