Paraquat poisoning: Experience in Hospital Taiping (year 2008-october 2011)

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 384-388

  Tan, Jenq Tzong ^a   Letchuman Ramanathan, G R ^a   Choy, Mun Pung ^a   Raman, Leela ^a   Lim, Boon Kok ^a  

^a Taiping Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Mortality; Paraquat poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FULLER EARTH; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOFILTRATION; HEMOPERFUSION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARAQUAT POISONING; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895895636     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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