Assessment of a point-of-care test for paracetamol and salicylate in blood

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-118

  Dale, Christina ^a,e   Aulaqi, A A M ^b   Baker, J ^c   Hobbs, R C ^a   Tan, M E L ^a   Tovey, C ^d   Walker, I A L ^b   Henry, J A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14044250922     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci016     Document Type: Article

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