Mushroom poisoning due to amatoxin

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 380-384

  Yamada, Eileen G ^a,b,c   Mohle Boetani, Janet ^c   Olson, Kent R ^d   Werner, S B ^c  

^a Preventive Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b Chronic Disease Control Branch   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; AMANITIN; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PENICILLIN G; SILIBININ; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MUSHROOM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMANITA; AMANITINS; CALIFORNIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHARCOAL; CHILD; COLIC; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSHROOM POISONING; NAUSEA; VOMITING;

EID: 0032421674     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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