Survival after a lethal dose of arsenic trioxide

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 889-895

  Vantroyen, Barbara ^a,d   Heilier, J F ^b   Meulemans, Agnes ^a   Michels, Arnold ^c   Buchet, J P ^b   Vanderschueren, Steven ^a   Haufroid, V ^b   Sabbe, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Fac of Phys Educ and Physiother   (Belgium)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Arsenicum; Chelator therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEANING; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MUSCLE CRAMP; PATIENT; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTIDOTES; ARSENICALS; CHARCOAL; CHELATING AGENTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; OXIDES; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 7044274148     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200035344     Document Type: Article

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