Lidocaine intoxication: Two fatal cases

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-320

  Lee, Sang Ki ^a   Lee, Soo Yeun ^a   In, Sang Whan ^b   Choi, Hwa Kyung ^a   Lim, Mi Ae ^a   Chung, Kyu Hyuck ^c   Chung, Hee Sun ^b  

^a National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

^b Natl Inst of Sci Investigation   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distribution; GC NPD; Intoxication; Lidocaine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPLEEN; STOMACH JUICE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIDOCAINE; LIVER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPLEEN; SUICIDE;

EID: 0642343126     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976962     Document Type: Article

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