منابع مشابه
Pediatric "body packing".
BACKGROUND Recent events in the United States have led to increased security at national borders, resulting in an unexpected increase in drug seizures. In response, drug smugglers may begin using children as couriers, including using them as "body packers." OBJECTIVE To look at the occurrence of body packing, the concealing of contraband within the human body, which is well documented in adul...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.2.174