Pediatric Emergency Update: Lethality of Liquid Nicotine in E-Cigarettes

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 357-359

  Normandin, Patricia A ^a,b,c   Benotti, Stacey A ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PROCEDURES;

CHILD; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMANS; NICOTINE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84937525279     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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