Rapid atropine synthesis for the treatment of massive nerve agent exposure

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 685-688

  Kozak, Richard J ^a,b,c   Siegel, Scott ^a   Kuzma, Jim ^a  

^a MISSION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; NERVE GAS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL COST; NEUROTOXICITY; PHARMACIST; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE;

EID: 0037408521     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.146     Document Type: Article

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