Developing an analytical toxicology service: Principles and guidance

Toxicological Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-263

  Flanagan, Robert J ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPHENOL; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORATE; CHOLINESTERASE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; LEAD; METHANOL; METHOTREXATE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRATE; NITRITE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE; SALICYLIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SOLVENT; THIOPENTAL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG INTOXICATION; ECOTOXICITY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEAD POISONING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POISON CENTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 22544445299     PISSN: 11762551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00139709-200423040-00005     Document Type: Review

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