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Inhalation of a drawing pin: an unusual hazard of smoking in the mentally handicapped
Author(s) -
LIGHTLEY J.,
TYRER S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1990.tb01555.x
Subject(s) - inhalation , psychology , psychiatry , medicine
. The case of a mildly handicapped man who inhaled a drawing pin is described. Early chest radiology is recommended in unexplained respiratory symptoms in mental handicap.