Acetaminophen toxicity in children: Diagnostic confirmation using a specific antigenic biomarker

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 397-402

  Webster, Patricia A ^a   Roberts, Dean W ^b   Benson, R Wayne ^b   Kearns, Gregory L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC TOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE;

EID: 0029947976     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1996.tb05025.x     Document Type: Article

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