Cardiac monitoring after phenytoin overdose

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-328

  Evers, Martin L ^a,b   Izhar, Amir ^a   Aqil, Arshad ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030854989     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(97)90090-X     Document Type: Article

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