Poisonings with pesticides in the Federal District of Brazil

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1058-1063

  Caldas, Eloisa D ^a   Rebelo, Fernanda M ^b   Heliodoro, Viviane O ^a   Magalhães, Andrea F A ^c   Rebelo, Rafaela M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria Brazil   (Brazil)

^c Center of Toxicology and Assistance of the Federal District   (Brazil)

^d Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Carbamates; Chumbinho; Organophosphate; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALDICARB; ALDRIN; ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; BRODIFACOUM; BROMADIOLONE; CARBAMIC ACID; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOFURAN; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CHUMBINHO; CIPERMETHRIN; COUMARIN; DELTAMETHRIN; DICHLORVOS; GLYPHOSATE; INSECTICIDE; LINDANE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; OXIME; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; RODENTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PESTICIDE POISONING; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH LAVAGE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PESTICIDES; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449110034     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650802530443     Document Type: Article

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