The clinical value of screening for paracetamol in patients with acute poisoning

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 187-189

  Chan, Thomas Y k ^a   Chan, Albert Y w ^a   ho, C S ^a   Critchley, Julian A j h ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0028948613     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719501400205     Document Type: Article

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