Beneficial late administration of obidoxime in malathion poisoning

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-35

  Bentur, Yedidia ^a   Raikhlin Eisenkraft, Bianca ^a   Singer, Pierre ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; LIVER ENZYME; MALATHION; OBIDOXIME; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIVER FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RECURRENCE RISK; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; OBIDOXIME CHLORIDE; POISONING; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0037306496     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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