Deliberate self-poisoning with acetaminophen: A comparison with other medications

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 585-589

  Novack, Victor ^a   Jotkowitz, Alan B ^a   Delgado, Jorge ^a   Shleyfer, Elena ^a   Barski, Leonid ^a   Porath, Avi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Deliberate self poisoning; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CHARCOAL; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 28444481719     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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