Methanol mass poisoning in Iran: Role of case finding in outbreak management

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 354-359

  Hassanian Moghaddam, Hossein ^a,b   Nikfarjam, Ali ^c   Mirafzal, Amirhossein ^d   Saberinia, Amin ^d   Nasehi, Abbas Ali ^e   Masoumi Asl, Hossein ^f   Memaryan, Nadereh ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e Iran Helal Institute of Applied Science and Technology   (Iran)

^f IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

epidemics; intoxication; methanol; mortality; outbreak; poisoning

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; METHANOL; POISONING; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84930741071     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu038     Document Type: Article

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