Recognition of illness associated with covert chemical releases

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 592-601

  Patel, Manish M ^a   Schier, Joshua G ^a   Belson, Martin G ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical terrorism; Covert; Poison control centers; Poisoning; Public health

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALDICARB; ARSENIC; ARSINE DERIVATIVE; ASBESTOS; BARIUM SULFATE; BENZENE; BORIC ACID; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLORINE; CYANIDE; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DIGITALIS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ISOTRETINOIN; LEAD; MERCURY; METHANOL; METHYL BROMIDE; NICOTINE; ORGANOFLUORINE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PHOSGENE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RICIN; SODIUM NITRITE; THALLIUM; UNINDEXED DRUG;

BEVERAGE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; POISON CENTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHEMICAL TERRORISM; HUMANS; POISONING;

EID: 33747515638     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000230710.04517.22     Document Type: Review

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