Storm-related Carbon Monoxide poisoning: Lessons learned from recent epidemics

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 257-263

  Hampson, N B ^a   Stock, A L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; DISASTER; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POWER SUPPLY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 33750850894     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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