A case series of xylometazoline overdose in children

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-294

  Van Velzen, Agnes G ^a   Van Riel, Antoinette J H P ^a   Hunault, Claudine ^a   Van Riemsdijk, Tessa E ^a   De Vries, Irma ^a,b   Meulenbelt, Jan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Imidazoline; Intoxication; Paediatric poisoning; Xylometazoline

Indexed keywords

XYLOMETAZOLINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34047170366     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650601033326     Document Type: Article

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