Is the sweat test safe? Some instances of burns received during pilocarpine iontophoresis

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 456-458

  Rattenbury, J M ^a,b   Worthy, E ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Withybush General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation; Consent; Cystic fibrosis; Scarring

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; IONTOPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SWEAT TEST;

EID: 0029831263     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329603300511     Document Type: Article

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