Acute pancreatitis: A lesser-known complication of aluminum phosphide poisoning

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 979-981

  Verma, S K ^a   Ahmad, S ^a   Shirazi, N ^a   Barthwal, S P ^a   Khurana, D ^a   Chugh, M ^a   Gambhir, H S ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

aluminum phosphide; pancreatitis; pesticide; phosphine gas

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; DOPAMINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; GASES; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHINES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43249112536     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327107087793     Document Type: Article

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