Bhopal gas tragedy: Review of clinical and experimental findings after 25 years

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-202

  Mishra, Pradyumna K ^a   Samarth, Ravindra M ^a   Pathak, Neelam ^a   Jain, Subodh K ^b   Banerjee, Smita ^b   Maudar, Kewal K ^a  

^a BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bhopal gas tragedy; Health effects; Industrial disasters; Methyl isocyanate

Indexed keywords

ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL ISOCYANATE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BHOPAL DISASTER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BHOPAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA DAMAGE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ISOCYANATES; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 73349120298     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-009-0028-1     Document Type: Review

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