Oral or intravenous N-acetylcysteine for acetaminophen poisoning?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 409-413

  Prescott, Laurie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; EDITORIAL; LIVER NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER DISEASE; NOTE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17844371341     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.09.028     Document Type: Editorial

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