Medical aspects of sulphur mustard poisoning

Toxicology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 198-209

  Kehe, Kai ^a   Szinicz, Ladislaus ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agents; Human; Sulphur mustard; Toxicology; Treatment; Vesicants

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CHARCOAL; CORTICOSTEROID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MUSTARD GAS; MYDRIATIC AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PETROLATUM; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA ULCER; EYE INJURY; GAS POISONING; HISTORY; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SYMPTOM;

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; HUMANS; MUSTARD GAS; POISONING;

EID: 26044437901     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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