A case series of marijuana exposures in pediatric patients less than 5 years of age

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 563-565

  Wang, George Sam ^a   Narang, Sandeep K ^b   Wells, Kathryn ^c   Chuang, Ryan ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Marijuana; Medical marijuana; Pediatric emergency medicine; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; LACTIC ACID;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; INFANT; INPATIENT WARD; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETHARGY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDICAL MARIJUANA EXPOSURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL WORK; SOMNOLENCE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VENOUS BLOOD; WARD;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 80051815255     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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