Clinical impact of upper gastrointestinal tract injuries in glyphosate-surfactant oral intoxication

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 475-478

  Chang, C Y ^a   Peng, Y C ^a   Hung, D Z ^a   Hu, W H ^a   Yang, D Y ^a   Lin, T J ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corrosive injury; Endoscopy; Esophageal injury; Glyphosate surfactant

Indexed keywords

GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUODENUM INJURY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH INJURY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DUODENUM; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; STOMACH;

EID: 0032783623     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032799678847078     Document Type: Article

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