Peripheral burning sensation: A novel clinical marker of poor prognosis and higher plasma-paraquat concentrations in paraquat poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 347-349

  Gawarammana, I B ^a,b   Dawson, A H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Risk assessment; Self poisoning

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAQUAT POISONING; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; BIOMARKERS, PHARMACOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PARAQUAT; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SRI LANKA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952918322     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563651003641794     Document Type: Article

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