Prolonged coma after eszopiclone overdose

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 735.e5-735.e6

  Lovett, Brian ^a   Watts, David ^a   Grossman, Michael ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ESZOPICLONE; PERPHENAZINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 34250885058     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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