An analysis of 682 adult poisonings in central Anatolia of Turkey

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 335-336

  Kekec, Zeynep ^a   Gunay, Nurullah ^b   Sozuer, Erdogan M ^c   Guven, Muhammed ^c   Sungur, Murat ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PESTICIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSHROOM POISONING; NEWBORN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 9244235493     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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