Diagnosis and treatment of organophosphate and carbamate intoxication

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 239-249

  Wagner, Sheldon L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

CARBAMATES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33748966317     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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