Unusual But Potential Agents of Terrorists

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 549-566

  Holstege, Christopher P ^a   Bechtel, Laura K ^a   Reilly, Tracey H ^a   Wispelwey, Bram P ^b   Dobmeier, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDOTE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENYLAMINEARSINE; DIPHENYLCHLORARSINE; DIPHENYLCYANOARSINE; EMETIC AGENT; FLUOROACETATE SODIUM; FLUOROACETIC ACID; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SAXITOXIN; SUCCINIC ACID; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; TERRORISM; VOMITING;

EID: 34247648726     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2007.02.006     Document Type: Review

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