Chemical terrorism and nerve agents

Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 573-575

  Vale, Allister ^a,b,c   Marrs, Timothy C ^a,b,c   Rice, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

atropine; diazepam; nerve agents; oximes; sarin; soman; tabun; VX

Indexed keywords

1 (4 CARBAMOYLPYRIDINIO) 1' (2 HYDROXYIMINOMETHYLPYRIDINIO)DIMETHYL ETHER; ADRENALIN; ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; CYANIDE; CYCLOSARIN; DIAZEPAM; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; MUSTARD GAS; OBIDOXIME; OXIME; OXYGEN; PHOSGENE; PRALIDOXIME; PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE; PRALIDOXIME MESILATE; SARIN; SOMAN;

ANAMNESIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LC 50; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 34648840204     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2007.07.012     Document Type: Review

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