Methamphetamine Body Stuffers: An Observational Case Series

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-197

  West, Patrick L ^a,b   McKeown, Nathanael J ^a,b,c   Hendrickson, Robert G ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Poison Center   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; STREET DRUGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74149086955     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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