Acute severe poisoning by barium carbonate (rat poison)

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-135

  Chaudhary, S C ^a   Aggarwal, A ^a   Avasthi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Barium Carbonate; Rat poison; Severe hypokalaemia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BARIUM; BARIUM CARBONATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RODENTICIDE; SODIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTOXICATION; MALE; STOMACH LAVAGE; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

EID: 48749114798     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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