An unsteady walk in the park

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-195

  Blackstone, Mercedes ^a   Callahan, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Cannabis; Intoxication; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ATAXIA; CANNABIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 40949155826     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816a2874     Document Type: Article

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