Amitraz poisoning, an emerging problem: Epidemiology, clinical features, management, and preventive strategies

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-134

  Yilmaz, H L ^a   Yildizdas, D R ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ACTIVATED CARBON; AMITRAZ; ATROPINE; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; GLUCOSURIA; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIOSIS; MYDRIASIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYPNEA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOMITING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHARCOAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMA; FEMALE; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; TOLUIDINES; TRANSAMINASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037310377     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.2.130     Document Type: Article

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