The epidemiology of glyphosate-surfactant herbicide poisoning in Taiwan, 1986-2007: A poison center study

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 670-677

  Chen, Ying Ju ^a   Wu, Ming Ling ^a   Deng, Jou Fang ^a   Yang, Chen Chang ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Glyphosate surfactant herbicide; Poison control center; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; SURFACTANT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149099595     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650903140399     Document Type: Article

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