Coin-operated dry cleaning machines may be responsible for acute tetrachloroethylene poisoning: Report of 26 cases including one death

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-197

  Garnier, Robert ^a,b,d   Bédouin, Jacques ^a   Pépin, Gilbert ^c   Gaillard, Yvan ^c  

^a Commn Secty Consommateurs ^*  (France)

^b Centre Anti Poisons de Paris   (France)

^c Toxlab   (France)

^d HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION; INTOXICATION; MACHINE; MALE; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0030001983     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659609013769     Document Type: Article

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