Adolescent synthetic cathinone exposures reported to texas poison centers

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-155

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Drug abuse; Poison center; Synthetic cathinones

Indexed keywords

CATHINONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DROWSINESS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GROUPS BY AGE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INGESTION; INHALATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POISON CENTER; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ALKALOIDS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879979343     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182808ae2     Document Type: Article

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