The area of ground glass opacities of the lungs as a predictive factor in acute paraquat intoxication

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 636-640

  Kim, Yung Tong ^a   Jou, Sung Shick ^a   Lee, Hae Sung ^a   Gil, Hyo Wook ^a   Yang, Jong Oh ^a   Lee, Eun Young ^a   Hong, Sae Yong ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ground glass opacities; High resolution computerized tomography; Lung; Paraquat; Predictive measure

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; PARAQUAT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAQUAT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70350724591     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.636     Document Type: Article

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