Epidemiology of hydrogen phosphide exposures in humans reported to the Poison Center in Mainz, Germany, 1983-2003

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 575-581

  Lauterbach, Michael ^a   Solak, E ^a   Kaes, J ^a   Wiechelt, J ^a   Von Mach, M A ^a   Weilemann, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age group; Explorative data analysis; Hydrogen phosphide poisoning; Intent; Phosphine

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHINE; RODENTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMA; COUGHING; DATA BASE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ROUTE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOSPHINE POISONING; POISON CENTER; POISONING SEVERITY SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SELF CARE; SHOCK; SOMNOLENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHINES; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RODENTICIDES; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26844494117     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: 10979875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200068847     Document Type: Article

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