Mortality from dermal exposure to tetramethylammonium hydroxide

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-102

  Wu, Chen Long ^a,b,c   Su, Shih Bin ^a,b   Chen, Jin Luh ^d   Lin, Hung Jung ^a,e   Guo, How Ran ^b,c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemical burn; Cholinergic agonist; Dermal exposure; Micro electromechanical industries; Tetramethylammonium

Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; DRUG EFFECT; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 43549103094     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.X7001     Document Type: Article

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