Unintentional fatal paraquat poisonings among agricultural workers in costa rica: Report of 15 cases

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 433-441

  Wesseling, Catharina ^a,b,c   Hogstedt, Christer ^c,d   Picado, Anabelle ^e   Johansson, Leif ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e HOSPITAL SAN JUAN DE DIOS   (Costa Rica)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dermal absorption; Fatal poisoning; Inhalation; Occupational exposure; Oral intake; Paraquat

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SUICIDE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CHILD; COSTA RICA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAQUAT; POISONING; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0030884380     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199711)32:5<433::AID-AJIM1>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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