Paralysis caused by "nagging"

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 366-367

  Cartner, Michaela ^a   Sinnot, Michael ^b   Silburn, Peter ^b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HEPARIN; METHADONE; METHIONINE; NITROUS OXIDE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANKLE PAIN; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEG DISEASE; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALNUTRITION; PARALYSIS; SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION; ADDICTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NITROUS OXIDE; PARALYSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 35348857992     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01283.x     Document Type: Article

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