The health impacts of khat: A qualitative study among Somali-Australians

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 666-669

  Douglas, Heather ^a   Boyle, Merali ^a   Lintzeris, Nicholas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SOUTH EASTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; DENTAL CARIES; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIA; IMPOTENCE; INSOMNIA; LACTATION DISORDER; LIBIDO DISORDER; LIVER DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MYDRIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; POLYDIPSIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMALIA; STILLBIRTH; STOMACH ULCER; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TREMOR; VASOCONSTRICTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84857084488     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10166     Document Type: Article

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