Adult metformin ingestions reported to Texas poison control centers, 2000-2006

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 575-583

  Forrester, M B ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse exposures; Management; Metformin; Poison control centers

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; DRUG COMBINATION; INTOXICATION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 56049086404     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327108090589     Document Type: Article

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