Chest wall pain and possible rhabdomyolysis after chloropicrin exposure: A case series

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Prudhomme, Janice C ^a   Bhatia, Rajiv ^a   Nutik, Jessica M ^a   Shusterman, Dennis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPICRIN; CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MYOGLOBINURIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CHEST PAIN; CREATINE KINASE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0032953207     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199901000-00004     Document Type: Article

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