Overcoming apathy in research on organophosphate poisoning

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7476, 2004, Pages 1231-1233

  Buckley, Nick A ^a   Roberts, Darren ^a   Eddleston, Michael ^b  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; NERVE GAS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SARIN; TABUN;

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTOXICATION; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9244231190     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1231     Document Type: Review

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