Amitraz poisoning in children: Clinical and laboratory findings of eight cases

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 680-682

  Aydin, Küad ^a   Kurtoǧlu, Selim ^a   Poyrazoǧlu, M Hakan ^a   Üzüm, Kazim ^a   Üstünba, H Basri ^a   Hallaç, I Kurtulus ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amitraz; Children; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMITRAZ; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVULSION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSURIA; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SKIN ABSORPTION; STOMACH LAVAGE; TIME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOMITING;

EID: 0030785546     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719701601109     Document Type: Article

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