Central nervous system depression following accidental ingestion of Visine eye drops

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 539-540

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; OXYMETAZOLINE; TETRYZOLINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD; DRUG INTOXICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN;

EID: 0029910523     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289603501010     Document Type: Article

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