Acute health problems due to recreational drug use in patients presenting to an urban emergency department in Switzerland
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: To describe acute toxicity of recreational drugs including novel psychoactive substances. METHODS: We included all cases presenting at the emergency department (ED) of the University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland, between October 2013 and September 2014 with acute...
Main Authors: | Evangelia Liakoni, Patrick C. Dolder, Katharina Rentsch, Matthias E. Liechti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2015-07-01
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Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
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Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2065 |
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