Chronic acetaminophen overdosing in children: Risk assessment and management

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-182

  Sztajnkrycer, Matthew J ^a   Bond, G Randall ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CYTOCHROME P450; PARACETAMOL;

CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; EXPECTORANTS; HUMANS; LIVER; OVERDOSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035040892     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-200104000-00016     Document Type: Review

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