Ethylene Glycol Poisoning: Current Diagnostic and Management Issues

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 342-345

  Velez, Larissa I ^a   Gracia, Rebeca ^a   Neerman, Michael F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDOTE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION;

ANTIDOTES; EMERGENCIES; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HUMANS; POISONING; PYRAZOLES;

EID: 34447512543     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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