Marijuana abuse and bullous emphysema

Lung India

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-58

  Golwala, Harsh ^a  

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

Author keywords

Emphysema; marijuana; pneumothorax; VATS

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CANNABIS;

ADULT; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

EID: 84856605913     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.92365     Document Type: Review

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