Pulmonary complications from cocaine and cocaine-based substances: Imaging manifestations

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 941-956

  Restrepo, Carlos S ^a   Carrillo, Jorge A ^b   Martínez, Santiago ^c   Ojeda, Paulina ^b   Rivera, Aura L ^b   Hatta, Ami ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Hospital Santa Clara   (Colombia)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

BREATHING DISORDER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 34547729110     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.274065144     Document Type: Review

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