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A bedside test for methemoglobinemia, Sri Lanka

PROBLEM: Propanil is an aniline herbicide that is widely used for rice cultivation, but is also used for self-poisoning. Toxicity from propanil is largely due to methemoglobinemia. In resource-poor settings, the capacity to determine methemoglobin concentration is insufficient and prevents effective...

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Autores principales: Shihana, Fathima, Dawson, Andrew H, Buckley, Nicholas A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: World Health Organization 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4969983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27516640
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.15.158147