Secondary contamination in organophosphate poisoning [1]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 697-698

  Roberts, D ^a,b   Senarathna, L ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Anuradhapura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; HYDROCARBON; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONTAMINATION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETTER; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESUSCITATION; RISK REDUCTION; ROOM VENTILATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 5444229862     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch114     Document Type: Letter

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