A near-fatal case of acute poisoning by amitraz/xylene showing atrial fibrillation

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-44

  Vucinic, Slavica ^a   Jovanovic, Dusan ^a   Vucinic, Zarko ^a   Joksovic, Dragan ^a   Segrt, Zoran ^a   Zlatkovic, Milica ^a   Jovanovic, Miodrag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

2 Adrenergic agonist; Amitraz poisoning; Atrial fibrillation; GC MS; Xylene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMITRAZ; DIGOXIN; XYLENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIZZINESS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; MALE; MIOSIS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 34249798472     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-006-0019-x     Document Type: Article

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