An Outbreak of Food-borne Illness Due to Methomyl Contamination

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 969-973

  Tsai, Ming Jun ^a,b   Wu, Sheng Nan ^a   Cheng, Hsien An ^b   Wang, Shu Hui ^b   Chiang, Hung Ting ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbamate insecticide; Food poisoning; Methomyl; Methomyl toxicosis

Indexed keywords

METHOMYL;

ADULT; AGED; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CRAB; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIC; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSSEL; SWEATING; TAIWAN; VEGETABLE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; METHOMYL; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0346103792     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120026519     Document Type: Article

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