Acute amitraz intoxication: Retrospective analysis of 45 cases

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 613-617

  Demirel, Yeltekin ^a   Yilmaz, A ^a   Gursoy, S ^a   Kaygusuz, K ^a   Mimaroglu, C ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRAZ; GLUCOSE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIOSIS; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOLUIDINES;

EID: 33751325536     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032706072472     Document Type: Article

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