Near-fatal amitraz intoxication: The overlooked pesticide

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-187

  Elinav, Eran ^a   Shapira, Yami ^a   Ofran, Yishai ^a   Hassin, Tal ^a   Ben Dov, Iddo Z ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADREX; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMITRAZ; ATARAC; ATIPAMEZOLE; ATROPINE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; ECTODEX; KENAZ; METABAN; MITAC; MOSTRAZ; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME; TRIATIX; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRADYPNEA; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONVALESCENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; MALE; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ATROPINE; BRADYCARDIA; COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; POISONING; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TOLUIDINES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24744434580     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2005.pto_97399.x     Document Type: Article

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