Droperidol - Has it suffered a fatal wound?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 807-809

  Berry, Frederic A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL;

ANESTHESIA; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; VOMITING;

ANTIEMETICS; DROPERIDOL; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 4944262338     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01412.x     Document Type: Editorial

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