Severe lung injury after exposure to chloramine gas from household cleaners

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 848-849

  Tanen, David A ^a   Graeme, Kimberlie A ^a   Raschke, Robert ^a  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BLEACHING AGENT; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033539082     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/nejm199909093411115     Document Type: Article

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