Air Conditioner Refrigerant Inhalation: A Habit with Chilling Consequences

Psychosomatics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1970, Pages 273-276

  Caplan, Jason P ^a   Pope, Amanda E ^b   Boric, Christy A ^a   Benford, Dawn A ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PENTYLINDOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ADOLESCENT; AIR CONDITIONING; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INHALANT ABUSE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPICE; URINALYSIS; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFECT; EUPHORIA; INSTRUMENTATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EUPHORIA; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INHALANT ABUSE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PRISONERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856106501     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: 15457206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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