Therapeutics and toxicology issues associated with the agitated, violent, or psychotic pediatric patient

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-200

  Liebelt, Erica L ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COCAINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DROPERIDOL; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; AGITATION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1642407914     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-200404000-00015     Document Type: Editorial

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