Four children with colchicine poisoning

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 353-356

  Ataş, Bülent ^a,b   Çaksen, Hüseyin ^a   Tuncer, Oǧuz ^a   Kirimi, Ercan ^a   Akgün, Cihangir ^a   Odabaş, Dursun ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Colchicine; Death; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CEFTRIAXONE; COLCHICINE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAIR LOSS; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLCHICINE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OVERDOSE;

EID: 4344583107     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327104ht457sc     Document Type: Article

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