Mercury vapor inhalation and poisoning of a family

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 652-658

  Gul Oz, Serife ^a   Tozlu, Mukaddes ^a   Yalcin, Songul Siddika ^a   Sozen, Tumay ^a   Sain Guven, Gulay ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute intoxication; Chelation therapy; Inhalation exposure; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; FUROSEMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; MERCURY; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; SPIRONOLACTONE; SUCCIMER; TRAMADOL; UNITHIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG DISEASE; MALAISE; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADULT; CHELATION THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXANTHEMA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUSHING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865371123     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2012.708677     Document Type: Article

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