Death of a healthy student volunteer in a US research study: Lessons for bronchoscopic practice

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-153

  Trigg, C J ^a   Freestone, D S ^b   Lee, T H ^a   Mant, T G K ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Guy's Drug Research Unit Ltd ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

EID: 0031868994     PISSN: 13649027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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