Carbon monoxide poisoning: How many patients do we miss?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 154-157

  Keleş, Ayfer ^a   Demircan, Ahmet ^a   Kurtoǧlu, Gülhan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide poisoning; Common symptoms; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEIZURES; SEX FACTORS; SYNCOPE; TURKEY;

EID: 43149099218     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282efd519     Document Type: Article

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