Hydrazine inhalation hepatotoxicity

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 535-537

  Kao, Yung Hsiang ^a,c   Chong, C H ^b   Ng, W T ^b   Lim, D ^b  

^a Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

^b Republic of Singapore Air Force   (Singapore)

^c Republic of Singapore Air Force Medical Service ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Hydrazine; Inhalation; Management; Transaminitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HYDRAZINE;

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; CARCINOGENS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; HYDRAZINES; INHALATION; LIVER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34948835221     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm077     Document Type: Article

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