Reactive skin decontamination lotion (RSDL) for the decontamination of chemical warfare agent (CWA) dermal exposure

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1971-1979

  Schwartz, M D ^a   Hurst, C G ^a   Kirk, M A ^b   Reedy, S J D ^a   Braue, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare; Decontamination; Dermal; Reactive skin decontamination lotion; Soman; Sulfur mustard; Vesicants; VX

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; ETHYL[2 (DIISOPROPYLAMINO)ETHYL]METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOATE; FULLER EARTH; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MUSTARD GAS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; SOMAN; SORBENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LOTION; NONHUMAN; REACTIVE SKIN DECONTAMINATION LOTION; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

EID: 84866685710     PISSN: 13892010     EISSN: 18734316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920112802273191     Document Type: Article

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