Quinine intoxications reported to the Scottish Poisons Information Bureau 1997-2002: A continuing problem

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 576-578

  Langford, N J ^a   Good, A M ^b   Laing, W J ^b   Bateman, D N ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poisoning; Quinine; Toxbase

Indexed keywords

QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DATA BASE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; OVERDOSE; QUININE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0242408392     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01921.x     Document Type: Review

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