A fatal case of suicidal pentoxifylline intoxication

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-153

  Suarez Penaranda J M ^a   Rico Boquete, R ^a   Lopez Rivadulla M ^a   Blanco Pampin J ^a   Concheiro Carro, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal bleeding; Overdose; Pentoxifylline; Suicide

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG OVERDOSE; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SUICIDE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 0031979874     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050136     Document Type: Article

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