Opioid toxicity recurrence after an initial response to naloxone

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 11-17

  Watson, William A ^a   Steele, Mark T ^b   Muelleman, Robert L ^b   Rush, Micheal D ^b  

^a TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROCODONE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TOXICITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0031899308     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659809162577     Document Type: Article

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