Heracleum mantegazzianum and Toxicodendron succedaneum: Plants of human health significance in New Zealand and the National Pest Plant Accord

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1259, 2007, Pages

  Derraik, José G B ^a  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROCOUMARIN; PREDNISONE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; URUSHIOL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLISTER; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HERACLEUM; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PARSNIP; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLANT DERMATITIS; POISON IVY; SKIN CARE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PROTECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; SAFETY;

CATECHOLS; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; DERMATITIS, TOXICODENDRON; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HERACLEUM; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PSORALENS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOXICODENDRON;

EID: 34548398520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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