Unintentional Toxicity Due to Endosulfan: A Case Report of Two Patients and Characteristics of Endosulfan Toxicity

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 318-320

  Oktay, Cem ^a   Goksu, Erkan ^a   Bozdemir, Nuri ^a   Soyuncu, Secgin ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; DIAZEPAM; ENDOSULFAN; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MALE; NAUSEA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOMITING;

COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOSULFAN; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SEIZURES; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0346850799     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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