A new challenge: Suicide attempt using nicotine fillings for electronic cigarettes

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1469-1471

  Schipper, Eleonora M ^a   De Graaff, Laura C G ^a   Koch, Birgit C P ^a   Brkic, Zina ^a   Wilms, Erik B ^b   Alsma, Jelmer ^a   Schuit, Stephanie C E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Central Hospital Pharmacy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FILLER; GLYCEROL; LACTIC ACID; NICOTINE; NICOTINE FILLING; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANION GAP; BLOOD PRESSURE; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; MALE; NICOTINE INTOXICATION; OSMOLALITY; OSMOLALITY GAP; PH; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VOMITING; WINE; BLOOD; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE;

ADULT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84918781622     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12495     Document Type: Letter

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