Chloroquine poisoning in Zimbabwe: A toxicoepidemiological study

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 311-315

  Ball, D E ^a   Tagwireyi, D ^a   Nhachi, C F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Chloroquine; Mortality; Pharmaceuticals; Poisoning; Pregnancy; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALARIA; MALE; POISONING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036744604     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.864     Document Type: Article

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