Comparative efficacy of thallium adsorption by activated charcoal, Prussian blue, and sodium polystyrene sulfonate

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 833-837

  Hoffman, Robert S ^a,b   Stringer, Jane A ^a   Feinberg, Rebecca S ^a   Goldfrank, Lewis R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDOTE; BUFFER; CHARCOAID; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; THALLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DRUG ADSORPTION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FILTER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTOXICATION; SUPERNATANT;

ADSORPTION; ANTIDOTES; CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; CHARCOAL; FERROCYANIDES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYSTYRENES; THALLIUM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033385513     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100102462     Document Type: Article

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