Children in methamphetamine homes: A survey of physicians practicing in Southeast Tennessee

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 696-702

  Bratcher, Lara ^a   Clayton, Ellen Wright ^b,c,d   Greeley, Christopher ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Exposure; Methamphetamine; Protocol

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; ELECTROLYTE; LEAD; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SCREENING TEST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; METHAMPHETAMINE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POISONING; TENNESSEE;

EID: 37349027259     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181558d72     Document Type: Article

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