An unusual case of methyl bromide poisoning

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 817-821

  Hoizey, Guillaume ^a   Souchon, Pierre François ^b   Trenque, Thierry ^a   Frances, Carole ^a   Lamiable, Denis ^a   Nicolas, Anne ^c   Grossenbacher, Francis ^d   Sabouraud, Pascal ^b   Bednarek, Nathalie ^b   Motte, Jacques ^b   Millart, Hervé ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^b AMERICAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Soc d'Etudes des Risques Toxiques   (France)

^d REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; ICP MS; Methyl bromide

Indexed keywords

METHYL BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN TOXICITY; CALIBRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRE PROTECTION; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MYOCLONUS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CLONAZEPAM; FEMALE; FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MYOCLONUS;

EID: 18744398099     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120015841     Document Type: Article

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