Chronic manganese intoxicati on due to Methcathinone (ephedron) abuse: A case report

Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Yildirim, Ejder Akgün ^a   Eşsizoǧlu, Altan ^b   Köksal, Ayhan ^c   Doǧu, Basri ^d   Baybaş, Sevim ^c   Gökalp, Peykan ^e  

^a Bakirkoy Mental and Neurological Disease Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Dicle Univercity Medicine School   (Turkey)

^c Training and Research Hospital Department: II Neurology Clinic   (Turkey)

^d Gaziosmanpa a Red Crescent Medical Center   (Turkey)

^e Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ephedron; Manganese; Methcathinone; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749341593     PISSN: 13002163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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