Sulfuric acid burns (corrosion and acute irritation): Evidence-based overview to management

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Flammiger, Anna ^a   Maibach, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute irritation; Animal; Humans; Skin; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; TRIETHANOLAMINE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROTHERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RAT; SKIN INJURY; SKIN IRRITATION; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORROSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; SKIN; SULFURIC ACIDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745099282     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520500536634     Document Type: Article

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