Intensive therapy for chloroquine poisoning: A review of 29 cases

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 597-599

  McKenzie, A G ^a,b  

^a Andrew Fleming Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^b Eastern General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DIAZEPAM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH LAVAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; ZIMBABWE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030133708     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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