The risk of severe salicylate poisoning following the ingestion of topical medicaments or aspirin

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 844, 1996, Pages 109-112

  Chan, Thomas Y K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Methyl salicylate; Poisoning; Salicylate poisoning; Topical medicament

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALICYLIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030043767     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.844.109     Document Type: Article

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