Deliberate self-poisoning with eucalyptus oil in an elderly woman

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-

  Anpalahan, M ^a   Le Couteur, D G ^b  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS OIL; NITRAZEPAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; SELF POISONING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 15444350402     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1998.tb04461.x     Document Type: Article

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