Essential oil poisoning: N-acetylcysteine for eugenol-induced hepatic failure and analysis of a national database

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 520-522

  Janes, Simon E J ^a,c   Price, Caroline S G ^b   Thomas, David ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Database; Essential oils; Hepatic failure; Home accidents; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACETYLCYSTEINE; DATABASES; EUGENOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044485939     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-1692-1     Document Type: Article

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