A tale of two systems: Poisoning management in Iran and the United States

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mehrpour, Omid ^a,b   Zamani, Nasim ^c   Brent, Jeffrey ^d   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^e  

^a BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Poisoning Management; Review; USA

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDOTE; DIAMORPHINE; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; FENTANYL; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; MESOXALIC ACID; MOUTHWASH; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PHYSOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRAN; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878546191     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-21-42     Document Type: Review

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