Pattern of food poisoning in egypt, a retrospective study

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-515

  Abd Elhaleem, Z A ^a   Abd Elkarim, M A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Botulism; Ciguatera; Hypotension; Motor paresis; Organophosphate insecticides

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CHILD; CIGUATERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958779759     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.505.515     Document Type: Article

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