Developing and delivering clinical toxicology in the UK National Health Service

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 878-883

  Thomas, Simon H L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDOTE; CITALOPRAM; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FLUOXETINE; HERBICIDE; IBUPROFEN; LIPID EMULSION; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHADONE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PESTICIDE; SEDATIVE AGENT; ZOPICLONE;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH LAVAGE; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 84860698770     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04229.x     Document Type: Note

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