Diagnosis and management of common toxic ingestions and inhalations

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 330-342

  Powers, Karen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATENOLOL; BROMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IRON; LITHIUM; MEPROBAMATE; METHANOL; METHEMOGLOBIN; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SALICYLIC ACID; SOTALOL; THEOPHYLLINE; TRICHLOROETHANOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0034043145     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20000601-06     Document Type: Review

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