Detection of poisoning by substances other than drugs: A neglected art

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 146-157

  Badcock, Neil R ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMYL NITRITE; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; CALAMINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DEFEROXAMINE; DIGOXIN; DIMERCAPROL; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; ETHCHLORVYNOL; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; INSECTICIDE; LITHIUM; METHYLENE BLUE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PRALIDOXIME; PYRIDOXINE; SUCCIMER; VITAMIN;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AMES TEST; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; DRUG INTOXICATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; STOMACH CONTENT; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICOLOGY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0033996391     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0004563001899140     Document Type: Review

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