Formulation changes and time trends in outcome following paraquat ingestion in Sri Lanka

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Wilks, Martin F ^a   Tomenson, John A ^b   Fernando, Ravindra ^c,d   Ariyananda, P L ^e   Berry, David J ^f   Buckley, Nicholas A ^d,g   Gawarammana, Indika Bandara ^d   Jayamanne, Shaluka ^d,h   Gunnell, David ^d,i   Dawson, Andrew ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Causation Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^f JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formulation; Paraquat; Pesticide; Self harm; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; EMETIC AGENT; INTEON; LIOTHYRONINE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARAQUAT POISONING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SRI LANKA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGINATES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HERBICIDES; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAQUAT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SRI LANKA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79551672198     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.544658     Document Type: Article

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