Intentional self-poisoning with the chlorophenoxy herbicide 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA)

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-284

  Roberts, Darren M ^a,b   Seneviratne, Ruwan ^b   Mohammed, Fahim ^b   Patel, Renu ^c   Senarathna, Lalith ^b   Hittarage, Ariyasena ^d   Buckley, Nick A ^a,b   Dawson, Andrew H ^b,e   Eddleston, Michael ^b,f,g  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration Clinical Units   (Sri Lanka)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Anuradhapura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; CREATINE KINASE; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SELF POISONING; SRI LANKA; SUDDEN DEATH;

2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CREATINE KINASE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 24044482315     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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