Should home ipecac-induced emesis be routinely recommended in the management of toxic berry ingestions?

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 394-397

  Wax, Paul M ^a   Cobaugh, Daniel J ^a   Lawrence, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPECAC;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMETICS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; IPECAC; MALE; PLANT POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032726228     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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