Ammonia - When something smells wrong

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 537-543

  Makarovsky, Igor ^a   Markel, Gal ^a,b   Dushnitsky, Tsvika ^a   Eisenkraft, Arik ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Frostbite; Health effects; Inhalational exposure; Terror

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALKALINITY; BRONCHOSPASM; BURN; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE BURN; HYPOVOLEMIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG EDEMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ODOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AMMONIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; SMELL;

EID: 52049113741     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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