Fatal iatrogenic iodine toxicity in a nine-week-old infant

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-234

  Kurt, Thomas L ^a,b   Morgan, Melvin L ^a   Hnilica, Violet ^a   Bost, Robert ^a   Petty, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b North Texas Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; LOPERAMIDE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; COLIC; DRUG INTOXICATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029925317     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659609013776     Document Type: Article

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