Taking the physician out of "physician shopping": A case series of clinical problems associated with internet purchases of medication

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1031-1034

  Lineberry, Timothy W ^a   Bostwick, J Michael ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CLONAZEPAM; HYDROCODONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PAROXETINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DYSPHORIA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QRS COMPLEX; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE; SUICIDE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 3442901317     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.8.1031     Document Type: Article

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