Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients presenting with organophosphorus poisoning

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 147-150

  Banerjee, Indranil ^a   Tripathi, S K ^a   Roy, A Sinha ^b  

^a CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (India)

^b R G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Clinico epidemiological characteristics; Organophosphorus poisoning; Study

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMPYLATE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PARATHION METHYL; PHOSPHAMIDON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIOSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS POISONING; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPTICEMIA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84858432606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.93884     Document Type: Article

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