A mortality index for postmarketing surveillance of new medications

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 176-179

  Rose, John C ^a,b   Unis, Alan S ^a,b  

^a Puget Sound Spine Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AAPCC; Mortality index; Overdose; Poisoning; Toxicity; Tricyclic antidepressant

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; IMIPRAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOXICITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; LETHALITY; MORTALITY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034070850     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(00)90013-5     Document Type: Article

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