Improving the palatability of activated charcoal in pediatric patients

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 384-386

  Cheng, Adam ^a   Ratnapalan, Savithiri ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Overdose; Palatability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRUG ADDITIVE; SODIUM CARBONATE; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; PALATABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWALLOWING; TASTE PREFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CACAO; CHARCOAL; COLA; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MILK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASTE; WATER;

EID: 34250708542     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000278402.45321.f6     Document Type: Article

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