Screening for anticholinergic abuse in patients with chronic mental illness [3]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 508-

  Christensen, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATROPINE MESILATE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIRIUM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SCREENING; EMERGENCY WARD; EUPHORIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 10744220244     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00167-0     Document Type: Article

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