Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in a cannabis smoker

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 435-436

  Goodyear, Kathryn ^a   Laws, Diane ^a   Turner, Jonathan ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURISY; PNEUMOTHORAX; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 4644239344     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.9.435     Document Type: Article

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