Improvement in survival after paraquat ingestion following introduction of a new formulation in Sri Lanka

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 0250-0259

  Wilks, Martin F ^a   Fernando, Ravindra ^b,c   Ariyananda, P L ^d   Eddleston, Michael ^c,e   Berry, David J ^f   Tomenson, John A ^g   Buckley, Nicholas A ^c,h   Jayamanne, Shaluka ^c,i   Gunnell, David ^c,j   Dawson, Andrew ^c  

^a SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^g Causation Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^h The Australian National University   (Australia)

ⁱ University of Oxford   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF POISONING; SRI LANKA; SURVIVAL; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; URINALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; PARAQUAT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 39849107513     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050049     Document Type: Article

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