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Document ID (ISN)100164
CIS number 02-1319
ISSN - Serial title 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year 2001
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Borak J., Diller W.F.
Title Phosgene exposure: Mechanisms of injury and treatment strategies
Bibliographic information Feb. 2001, Vol.43, No.2, p.110-119. Illus. 82 ref.
Abstract The study summarizes recent findings on the mechanisms of phosgene-induced pulmonary oedema and provides an approach to the treatment of phosgene exposure victims.
Descriptors (primary) phosgene; pulmonary oedema; emergency-treatment organization; dyspnoea
Descriptors (secondary) exposure evaluation
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceGermany; USA
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) First aid and emergency organization
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)