Case studies in pediatric toxicology

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 973-981

  Carstairs, Shaun D ^a,b   Tanen, David A ^a,b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; ANTISERUM; BENZOCAINE; CHLOROQUINE; DAPSONE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRATE; NITROPHENOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PARACETAMOL; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; PRILOCAINE; PRIMAQUINE; SILVER NITRATE; SULFONAMIDE; VENOM; WELL WATER;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENVENOMATION; FIRST AID; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 29144462648     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20051201-13     Document Type: Review

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