Gastrointestinal Clearance of Drugs with Activated Charcoal

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 307, Issue 11, 1982, Pages 676-678

  Levy, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHARCOAL; DIGITOXIN; DIGOXIN; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PHENYTOIN;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG ELIMINATION; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTOXICATION; THERAPY;

EID: 0020328223     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198209093071109     Document Type: Editorial

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