Predictive properties of a qualitative urine acetaminophen screen in patients with self-poisoning

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 769-772

  Perrone, Jeanmarie ^a,b   Hollander, Judd E ^a   Shaw, Shaw ^a   De Roos, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; POISONING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032692632     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100102454     Document Type: Article

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