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Document ID (ISN)21876
CIS number 74-1933
ISSN - Serial title 0140-6736 - Lancet
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Chary S.
Title Dimethylformamide: a cause of acute pancreatitis?
Bibliographic information 10 Aug. 1974, Vol.2, No.7876, p.356.
Abstract The occurrence of symptoms of upper abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting and serum amylase levels in the upper normal range observed in workers exposed to the solvent dimethylformamide suggests that exposure to this chemical may cause acute pancreatitis.
Descriptors (primary) pancreatitis; dimethylformamide
Descriptors (secondary) case study
Document type -
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Endocrine diseases
Amides