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Improvement in Survival after Paraquat Ingestion Following Introduction of a New Formulation in Sri Lanka
BACKGROUND: Pesticide ingestion is a common method of self-harm in the rural developing world. In an attempt to reduce the high case fatality seen with the herbicide paraquat, a novel formulation (INTEON) has been developed containing an increased emetic concentration, a purgative, and an alginate t...
Autores principales: | Wilks, Martin F, Fernando, Ravindra, Ariyananda, P. L, Eddleston, Michael, Berry, David J, Tomenson, John A, Buckley, Nicholas A, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Gunnell, David, Dawson, Andrew |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2253611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18303942 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050049 |
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