Enema induced fatal hypocalcemia [4];Hipocalcemia fatal inducida por enemas [4]

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 206, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 360-362

  Gutierrez Santiago M ^a   Hernandez M A ^a   Gonzaleaz Macias J ^a   Riancho, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG FATALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LETTER;

EID: 33746904707     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13090490     Document Type: Letter

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