The difficulty in handling poisonings associated with Chinese traditional medicine: A poison control center experience for 1991-1993

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 106-114

  Deng, Jou Fang ^a   Lin, Tzeng Jih ^a   Kao, Wei Fong ^b   Chen, Shu Shen ^c,d  

^a Division of Clinical Toxicology   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine ^*

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEATH; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; INTOXICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; POISON CENTER; REGISTER; TOXICOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030896262     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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