Commentary-DEET: Caution for children still needed

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 443-445

  Garrettson, Lorne ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEET; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECT REPELLENTS; MALE; SEIZURES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0030624301     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709001225     Document Type: Note

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