A Case Report of Propofol Dependence in a Physician

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-217

  Bonnet, Udo ^a   Harkener, Jörg ^a   Scherbaum, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dependence; Propofol; Sedatives

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GABAPENTIN; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN; TACHYCARDIA; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 49149085546     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2008.10400634     Document Type: Article

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