Inadequate stocking of antidotes in Taiwan: Is it a serious problem?

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-28

  Ong, Hsin Chen ^a,b   Yang, Chen Chang ^a   Deng, Jou Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; CYANIDE; EDETIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PYRIDOXINE DERIVATIVE; VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; DRUG INTOXICATION; HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ANTIDOTES; CYANIDES; DRUG COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

VIPERA;

EID: 0033975028     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100100911     Document Type: Article

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