Hydrogen peroxide 3% exposures

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-327

  Henry, Mark C ^a   Wheeler, Jeffrey ^a   Mofenson, Howard C ^b   Caraccio, Thomas R ^b   Marsh, Marylin ^b   Comer, Gail M ^a   Singer, Adam J ^a,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM INJURY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EROSION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH ULCER; VOMITING;

EID: 0029888286     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659609013797     Document Type: Article

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