Was it necessary to add bitrex (denatonium benzoate) to automotive products?

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 150-152

  Mullins, Michael E ^a   Horowitz, B Zane ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; DENATONIUM BENZOATE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANOL;

CAR; CHILD DEATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPOSURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; METHANOL; OREGON; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2442557968     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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