Ecstasy-associated pneumomediastinum

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-393

  Marasco, Silavana F ^a   Lim, H Kiat ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecstasy; Mediastinal emphysema; N methyl 3,4 methylenedioxyamphetamine

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ECSTACY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDLINE; OVEREXERTION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 34248661538     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X183373     Document Type: Article

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