Emergency Physicians' Knowledge of Cannabinoid Designer Drugs
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Emergency Physicians’ Knowledge of Cannabinoid Designer Drugs
INTRODUCTION The use of synthetic drugs of abuse in the United States has grown in the last few years, with little information available on how much physicians know about these drugs and how they are treating patients using them. The objective of this study was to assess emergency physician (EP) knowledge of synthetic cannabinoids (SC). METHODS A self-administered internet-based survey of res...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1936-900X,1936-9018
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2013.1.14496