Gastric lavage in paracetamol poisoning

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-76

  Teece, Stewart ^a   Hogg, Kerstin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; CHARCOAL;

CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH LAVAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHARCOAL; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0842286465     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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