HUMAN TOXICOLOGY

Author: J. Descotes , Dept. of Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology, INSERM U80, Tissue Inflammation Immunity and Toxicants, Faculty of Medicine A. Carrel, rue Guillaume Paradin, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France

ISBN13: 9780444815576

Publisher: Elsevier

Price: €269.00
Pages: 858
Edition: Hardbound
Publish date: september 1996

Outline:
This excellent volume was designed and edited with two major ideas in mind: firstly , the field of clinical toxicology is changing and an acknowledgement of these changes is warranted; secondly , no comprehensive compilation of recently published case reports of, and clinical studies on, human poisonings is available, which is in sharp contrast to the closely related field of drug-induced side-effects. The book focusses on issues of recent concern, or issues poorly documented in the past. It is important that clinical toxicologists gain a better knowledge of all the available techniques of toxicological analysis. A better understanding of the way a sound interpretation of results should be conducted for the benefit of the patient's management, and a comprehensive set of data on the kinetics of the most common pharmaceutical drugs and many chemicals is required. Human Toxicology is a timely reference work which will be welcomed by a broad audience of toxicology professionals.