Adverse effects of intravenous N-acetylcysteine: Prospective study on 206 patients with paracetamol poisoning

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-133

  Sanaei Zadeh, Hossein ^a   Taghaddosinejad, Fakhreddin ^a   Jalali, Naser ^b   Kariman, Hamid ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; COUGHING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DYSPNEA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; RISK FACTOR; TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

EID: 0037218333     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200323020-00006     Document Type: Article

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