The management of paracetamol poisoning

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 492-497

  Bin Nor Aripin, Khairun Nain ^a   Choonara, Imti ^a  

^a DERBYSHIRE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; drug metabolism; paracetamol; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PARACETAMOL;

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER TOXICITY; NOMOGRAM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POISON CENTER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 70350550068     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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