Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: A result of chronic, heavy Cannabis use

Current Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 48-54

  Chen, Jie ^a   McCarron, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DRONABINOL; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANNABINOID HYPEREMESIS SYNDROME; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SMOKING HABIT; STOMACH EMPTYING; TACHYCARDIA; TOXICITY TESTING; VOMITING;

EID: 84887007118     PISSN: 15378276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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