Quality of poisoning management advice in the Monthly Index of Medical Specialties Annual

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 511-519

  Mallows, James ^a   Chan, Betty ^b   Graudins, Andis ^b  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidote; Drug information service; Medical reference book; Poisoning; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID CALCIUM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; BENZATROPINE MESILATE; BICARBONATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLOROQUINE; COLCHICINE; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; GLICLAZIDE; GLUCAGON; IBUPROFEN; ISONIAZID; LITHIUM; METFORMIN; METHADONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; PROPRANOLOL; QUININE SULFATE; SERTRALINE; TEMAZEPAM; THEOPHYLLINE; THIORIDAZINE; VERAPAMIL;

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONSENSUS; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 28444458418     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00784.x     Document Type: Review

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