Toxicology screening in the emergency department: Ethanol, barbiturates, and salicylates

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 331-332

  Krenzelok, Edward P ^a,b   Guharoy, Sudip L ^a   Johnson, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbiturates; ethanol; salicylates; toxicological screens; toxicology laboratory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TOXICITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BARBITURATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMAN; MINNESOTA; SALICYLATES; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0021165750     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-6757(84)90129-3     Document Type: Article

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