Comparative evaluation of "atropine alone" and "atropine with pralidoxime (PAM)" in the management of organophosphorus poisoning

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-37

  Chugh, S N ^a   Aggarwal, Navneet ^a   Dabla, Surekha ^a   Chhabra, B ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PRALIDOXIME;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27844479760     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: 09723560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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