Acute intoxications with carisoprodol

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-309

  Høiseth, Gudrun ^a   Sørlid, Hanne Kristin ^b   Bramness, Jørgen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Division of Public Health   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carisoprodol; Intoxications; Maprobamate; Poisons

Indexed keywords

CARISOPRODOL; CODEINE; FLUORIDE; IBUPROFEN; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; ZOPICLONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; DRUG INTOXICATION;

CARISOPRODOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NORWAY; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 41149161128     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701476953     Document Type: Article

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