Ingestion of low-concentration hydrofluoric acid: An insidious and potentially fatal poisoning

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-41

  Kao, W F ^a   Dart, R C ^a   Kuffner, E ^a   Bogdan, G ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033025511     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70269-6     Document Type: Article

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