Hydroxocobalamin versus Thiosulfate for Cyanide Poisoning

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-339

  Kerns II, William ^a   Beuhler, Michael ^a   Tomaszewski, Christian ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; CYANIDE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; NITRITE; THIOSULFATE;

ACIDEMIA; CYANIDE POISONING; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIMED DRUG RELEASE; VICTIM; ANIMAL; INTOXICATION; NOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; CYANIDES; HUMANS; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; POISONING; THIOSULFATES;

EID: 41149127809     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.08.034     Document Type: Letter

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