Supratherapeutic dosing of acetaminophen among hospitalized patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 1721-1728

  Zhou, Li ^a,b   Maviglia, Saverio M ^a,b   Mahoney, Lisa M ^a   Chang, Frank ^a   Orav, E John ^b   Plasek, Joseph ^a   Boulware, Laura J ^a   Lou, Hong ^a   Bates, David W ^a,b   Rocha, Roberto A ^a,b  

^a PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871370443     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.438     Document Type: Article

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