1. Accidental Intraventricular Vincristine Administration: An avoidable iatrogenic death

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-265

  Lau, Gilbert ^a  

^a Centre for Forensic Medicine Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029802688     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249603600314     Document Type: Article

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