Medical toxicology and public health- update on research and activities at the centers for disease control and prevention, and the agency for toxic substances and disease registry: Inhalational methanol toxicity

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-164

  Kleiman, Richard ^a   Nickle, Richard ^b   Schwartz, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; METHANOL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOXICOKINETICS; TOXICOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CIVIL DEFENSE; EXPOSURE; FATALITY; GOVERNMENT; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CIVIL DEFENSE; FATAL OUTCOME; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; METHANOL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OVERDOSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350435678     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161229     Document Type: Article

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