Clinical evaluation of pesticide exposure and poisonings

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9059, 1997, Pages 1161-1166

  O'Malley, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; BENTONITE; BIPYRIDINE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FULLER EARTH; HERBICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030990605     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)07222-4     Document Type: Note

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