Document ID (ISN) | 39750 |
CIS number |
83-776 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0025-729X - Medical Journal of Australia |
Year |
1982 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Wohlfahrt D.J. |
Title |
Fatal paraquat poisonings after skin absorption |
Bibliographic information |
12 June 1982, Vol.1, No.12, p.512-513. 7 ref. |
Abstract |
5 cases are reported, of which 3 were occupational accidents, in Papua New Guinea men. All had marked blistering and excoriation, and all died from respiratory failure. The continued use of paraquat in tropical agriculture should be reviewed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
herbicides; skin absorption; paraquat; acute poisoning |
Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; developing countries; fatalities; paraquat chloride |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Heterocyclic compounds Agricultural chemicals
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