Hong Kong Poison Information Centre: Annual Report 2006

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 240-253

  Chan, Yiu Cheung ^a   Tse, Man Li ^b   Lau, Fei Lung ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDOTE; ANTITOXIN; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; FLUMAZENIL; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; INSECTICIDE; INSULIN; KETAMINE; LAXATIVE; METHYLENE BLUE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PRALIDOXIME; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISON CENTER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 56249118372     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790801500408     Document Type: Article

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