Inhalational abuse of methanol products: elevated methanol and formate levels without vision loss

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 725-728

  Bebarta, Vikhyat S ^a   Heard, Kennon ^b   Dart, Richard C ^b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE INHIBITOR; BICARBONATE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FOLIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACIDOSIS; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; FORMATES; HUMANS; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33748695367     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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