Factors influencing variability in clinical outcomes from imidacloprid self-poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 836-837

  Mohamed, Fahim ^a   Dawson, Andrew H ^a   Roberts, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYPHOSATE; IMIDACLOPRID;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF POISONING; TAIWAN;

CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; OVERDOSE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350361975     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650903210416     Document Type: Letter

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