Is CS spray dangerous?

BMJ

Volumn 321, Issue 7252, 2000, Pages 46-

  Blaho, Kari ^a   Stark, margaret m ^b   Gray, Peter J ^c   Jones, G Robert N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c South Petherton   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NOTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; O-CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONITRILE;

EID: 85007713535     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7252.46     Document Type: Letter

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