"Bath salts" intoxication

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 967-968

  Ross, Edward A ^a   Watson, Mary ^a   Goldberger, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; PYROVALERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ALERTNESS; AUTOMUTILATION; BATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID THERAPY; HALLUCINATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; LETHALITY; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PANIC; PARANOIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TACHYCARDIA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80052556761     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1107097     Document Type: Letter

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