Global research productivity of N -acetylcysteine use in paracetamol overdose

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1006-1016

  Zyoud, S H ^a,b   Al Jabi, S W ^a   Sweileh, W M ^a   Awang, R ^b   Waring, W S ^c  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c Department of Gastroenterology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; acetylcysteine; Bibliometric; citations; NAC; paracetamol; poisoning; Scopus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CANADA; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; IRAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMANS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84942924861     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327114565494     Document Type: Review

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