Web based information on clinical toxicology for the United Kingdom: Uptake and utilization of TOXBASE in 2000

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-9

  Bateman, D Nicholas ^a   Good, Alison M ^a   Kelly, Catherine A ^a   Laing, William J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical toxicology; Internet databases; Poisons information

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; BLEACHING AGENT; CAFFEINE; CODEINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DETERGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DIHYDROCODEINE; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IBUPROFEN; MENTHOL; PAINT; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PAROXETINE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID; SILICA GEL; SNAKE VENOM; TEMAZEPAM; THIORIDAZINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN; ZOPICLONE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; INTERNET; IRELAND; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; POISONS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0036965817     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01592.x     Document Type: Article

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