A case of child abuse: Haloperidol poisoning of a child caused by his mother

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 317-319

  Satar, S ^a   Yilmaz, H L ^a   Gokel, Y ^a   Toprak, N ^a  

^a ukurova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Haloperidol; Keywords; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

BIPERIDEN; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATAXIA; BIPERIDEN; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING;

EID: 0035754798     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200112000-00013     Document Type: Article

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