Cigarette and Nicotine Chewing Gum Toxicity in Children

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 27-31

  Smolinske, S C ^a   Spoerke, D G ^a   Spiller, S K ^a   Wruk, K M ^a   Kulig, K ^a   Rumackt, B H ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACCIDENTAL POISONING; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROTOXICITY; TACHYCARDIA; TOBACCO; VOMITING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84965916704     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032718800700105     Document Type: Article

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