Mephedrone toxicity in a Scottish emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1055-1058

  Regan, Luke ^a   Mitchelson, Mark ^a   Macdonald, Catriona ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

BIOMETRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DRUG ISOLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; STREET DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855175383     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.103093     Document Type: Review

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