Acute cocaine toxicity: Pharmacology and clinical presentations in adult and pediatric populations

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-169

  Lipton, Jack W ^a,b   Mangan, Kile P ^a   Silvestri, Jean M ^a  

^a Rush Children's Hospital and Rush University Medical Center   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug abuse; Drug addiction; Emergency departments; Epidemiology; Pharmacology; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COCAINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OXIDOPAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0034114879     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/TEL3-N8W7-3FG3-9BV4     Document Type: Article

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