Population-based incidence and outcome of acetaminophen poisoning by type of ingestion

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1115-1120

  Bond, G Randall ^a,b   Hite, Ladonna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Hospitalization; Overdose; Poisoning; Risk assessment; Toxic ingestion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALCOHOL; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGESTION; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032754843     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb00113.x     Document Type: Article

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