Emergency department presentations with suspected acute coronary syndrome - Frequency of self-reported cocaine use

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-166

  Bishop, Christopher R ^b   Dargan, Paul I ^b   Greene, Shaun L ^b   Garnham, Francesca ^a   Wood, David M ^b  

^a Emergency Department   (Australia)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Cocaine; Myocardial ischaemia; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEST PAIN; COCAINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TROPONIN T; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951705653     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32832f4399     Document Type: Article

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