Acute paraquat poisoning: Increased toxicity in one case with high alcohol intake

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 182-184

  Ernouf, D ^a,b   Boussa, N ^b   Legras, A ^b   Dutertre Catella, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Human study; Paraquat; Pronostic index; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PARAQUAT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARAQUAT POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIDOTES; DEFEROXAMINE; DIURETICS, OSMOTIC; ETHANOL; EXCIPIENTS; EXPECTORANTS; FATAL OUTCOME; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MANNITOL; MIDDLE AGED; PARAQUAT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 0031894972     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032798678908440     Document Type: Article

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