Investigation of accidental secondary exposure to CS agent

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-411

  Hankin, Steven M ^a   Ramsay, Colin N ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; CS; Epidemiology; Secondary exposure; Tear gas

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE;

ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EXPOSURE; EYE INJURY; FURNITURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PACKAGING; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINORRHEA; SORE THROAT;

ADULT; AGED; CLOTHING; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; O-CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONITRILE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCOTLAND; TEAR GASES;

EID: 34248149396     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701285438     Document Type: Article

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