Two instances of chinese herbal medicine poisoning in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Phua, Dong Haur ^a   Cham, G ^a   Seow, E ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Datura metel L; Herbs; Poisoning; Traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

DATURA METEL EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DATURA METEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MYDRIASIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGAPORE; SWEATING;

ADULT; DATURA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

EID: 44149083752     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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