Caffeine fatalities- Do sales restrictions prevent intentional intoxications

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 354-358

  Thelander, Gunilla ^a   Jönsson, Anna Kristina ^b   Personne, Mark ^c   Forsberg, Gunilla Sjölin ^d   Lundqvist, Kristina Magnusson ^d   Ahlner, Johan ^a  

^a National Board of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Poisons Information Centre   (Sweden)

^d MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Fatal; Poisoning; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAFFEINE POISONING; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INGESTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MONITORING; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952931631     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650903586752     Document Type: Article

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