The pathophysiology of organophosphorus pesticide self-poisoning is not so simple

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 146-148

  Eddleston, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYCLOHEXANONE; DIMETHOATE; FENTHION; NAPHTHALENE; OBIDOXIME; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; OXIME DERIVATIVE; PARATHION; PRALIDOXIME; SOLVENT; XYLENE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE POISONING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SELF POISONING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; POISONING; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 42649135240     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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