Fatality in paraquat poisoning

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 496-500

  Sabzghabaee, A M ^a   Eizadi Mood, N ^b   Montazeri, K ^c   Yaraghi, A ^b   Golabi, M ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care ^*

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fatal; Outcome; Paraquat; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARAQUAT POISONING; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PARAQUAT; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955192571     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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