Overdose in infant caused by over-the-counter cough medicine

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-442

  Pugach, Sofya ^a   Pugach, Isaac Z ^b  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COORDINATION DISORDER; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR COORDINATION; URINALYSIS;

COUGH; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 67651152755     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31819ba212     Document Type: Article

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