Radiology of recreational drug abuse

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 919-940

  Hagan, Ian G ^a,c   Burney, Kashif ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INFECTION; LUNG DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOLOGY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34547821887     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.274065103     Document Type: Review

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