Medical Toxicology: A Primer for the Medicolegal Age

Medical Toxicology: A Primer for the Medicolegal Age

The medicolegal medical toxicologist is described: What they do, what toxicology is, how the toxicologist moves in a world of regulations, chemicals, differential diagnosis, and treatment of poisoning; his or her knowledge as an expert witness in evaluation of serious adverse drug reactions, medical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical toxicology 1978, Vol.13 (4), p.439-462
1. Verfasser: Ellenhorn, Matthew J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Alcoholic Intoxication
Government Agencies
Humans
Laboratories
Legionnaires' Disease - etiology
Legislation, Drug
Malpractice
Medicine
Poisoning
Specialization
Toxicology
United States
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Zusammenfassung:The medicolegal medical toxicologist is described: What they do, what toxicology is, how the toxicologist moves in a world of regulations, chemicals, differential diagnosis, and treatment of poisoning; his or her knowledge as an expert witness in evaluation of serious adverse drug reactions, medical malpractice, and poisoning cases; and the toxicologist's awareness of the role of alcohol, the problem of causation of death, and the limitations of the laboratory are discussed.
ISSN:1556-3650
0009-9309
1556-9519
DOI:10.3109/15563657808988250