The management of Elephant's Ear poisoning

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 189-192

  Tagwireyi, D ^a   Ball, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Alocasia; Araceae; Colocasia; Elephant's Ear; Management; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PROMETHAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZIMBABWE;

ALOCASIA; ARACEAE; DIEFFENBACHIA; ELEPHANT; PHILODENDRON;

EID: 20644433083     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032701678766822     Document Type: Article

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