A hot bath to calm what ails you - The Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome

Acute Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-24

  Luther, Vishal ^a   Yap, L ^a  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome; Cyclical vomiting syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS HYPEREMESIS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOT BATH; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; VOMITING;

CANNABIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NAUSEA; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858790013     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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