Toxic hepatitis due to dimethylformamide: Case reports and literature;Toxische hepatitis op dimethylformamide: Case reports en literatuurgegevens

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 360-366

  Poelmans, L ^a,d   Van Besien, B ^c   Van Ganse, W ^b   Deprez, A ^c  

^a H Serruysziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^b Oostende Fonds V de Beroepsziekten   (Belgium)

^c Kliniek Zwarte Zusters   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0029817605     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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