Effects of legislation restricting pack sizes of paracetamol on self poisoning

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7313, 2001, Pages 633-

  Dargan, Paul ^a   Jones, Alison ^a   Isbister, Geoff ^b   Balit, Corrine ^b   Andrus, James P ^c   Herzenberg, Leonore A ^d   Herzenberg, Leonard A ^d   de Rosa, Stephen C ^e  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PACKAGING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SELF POISONING; UNITED KINGDOM; INTOXICATION; LEGAL ASPECT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DRUG PACKAGING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0035885084     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7313.633a     Document Type: Letter

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