The revised position papers on gastric decontamination

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-130

  Buckley, Nick A ^a   Eddleston, Michael ^b  

^a Canberra Clinical School   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IPECAC;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; NOTE; PUBLICATION; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH LAVAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FLOWER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYTOTOXICITY; STOMACH INJURY; STOMACH PROTECTION;

CATHARTICS; DECONTAMINATION; GASTRIC LAVAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IPECAC; POISONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SELECTION BIAS;

CEPHAELIS IPECACUANHA;

EID: 15944402748     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200050420     Document Type: Note

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