Clinical pattern of toxicity associated with the novel synthetic cathinone mephedrone

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 280-282

  Wood, David M ^a,b   Greene, S L ^b   Dargan, P I ^a,b  

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

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SWEATING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TACHYCARDIA; TEMPERATURE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ALKALOIDS; DESIGNER DRUGS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650726892     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.092288     Document Type: Article

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