Safe administration of contrast media: What do physicians know?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-170

  Confino Cohen, Ronit ^a   Goldberg, Arnon ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE DERIVATIVE; LOW OSMOLAR CONTRAST AGENT; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FLUSHING; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNIST; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SIDE EFFECT; SURGEON;

EID: 4344679318     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61470-6     Document Type: Article

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