Acute arsenic self-poisoning for suicidal purpose in a dentist: A case report

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-65

  Yilmaz, Y ^a   Armagan, E ^a   Olmez, O F ^a   Esen, M ^a   Alkis, N ^a   Dolar, E ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Self poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ARSENIC; DIMERCAPROL; INFUSION FLUID;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DENTIST; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMATURIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PYURIA; STOMACH LAVAGE; STOMACH ULCER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URINALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARSENIC POISONING; ARSENICALS; CHARCOAL; CHELATING AGENTS; CHELATION THERAPY; DIMERCAPROL; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; OXIDES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449143352     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327108097432     Document Type: Article

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