Characterization of fatal beta blocker ingestion: A review of the American association of poison control centers data from 1985 to 1995

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-359

  Love, Jeffrey N ^a,c   Litovitz, Toby L ^b   Howell, John M ^a   Clancy, Cathleen ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b National Capital Poison Center   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ADRENALIN; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; BICARBONATE; BISOPROLOL; BRETYLIUM; COCAINE; DIURETIC AGENT; GLUCAGON; LORAZEPAM; METARAMINOL; METOPROLOL; NADOLOL; OPIATE; OXPRENOLOL; PARACETAMOL; PENBUTOLOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYTOIN; PINDOLOL; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; TIMOLOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POISON CENTER;

EID: 0030748284     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709043366     Document Type: Article

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