Mass methanol poisoning: A clinicobiochemical analysis of 10 cases

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 485-487

  Teo, S K ^a,b   Lo, K L ^a   Tey, B H ^a  

^a Changi Hospital   (Singapore)

^b Raffles Surgicentre   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Detoxification; Ethanol; Methanol; pH

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; PH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE;

BICARBONATES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCIDENCE; METHANOL; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030253454     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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