Poison on line - Acute renal failure caused by oil of wormwood purchased through the internet

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 337, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 825-827

  Weisbord, Steven D ^a   Soule, Jeremy B ^a   Kimmel, Paul L ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; HALOPERIDOL; OIL OF WORMWOOD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSINTHE; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRINKING; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE;

ADULT; ARTEMISIA; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0030806014     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199709183371205     Document Type: Article

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