Does unintentional ingestion of ethylene glycol represent a serious risk?

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Křenová, Martina ^a,b   Pelclova D ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Toxicological Information Centre   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Ethylene glycol; Haemodialysis; Toxicological information centre; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

HIRUNDINIDAE;

EID: 33847073397     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327107073831     Document Type: Article

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