Topical Treatments for Hydrofluoric Acid Burns: A Blind Controlled Experimental Study [1]

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1031-1032

  Hall, Alan H ^a   Blomet, Joël ^b   Mathieu, Laurence ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Laboratoire Prevor   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SALT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FLUORIDE ION; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HEXAFLUORINE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CAUSTIC BURN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISINFECTION; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE BURN; FIRST AID; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; RABBIT; RAT; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN NECROSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346734258     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120026531     Document Type: Letter

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