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Paraquat : in use and misuse [PDF]
, 1982 This thesis sets out to examine the problems that have been associated with paraquat, both in relation to its occupational use as a herbicide and its misuse in cases of accidental or deliberate human poisoning.
Howard, J. Keir (James Keir)
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Psychiatric comorbidity and its impact on mortality in patients who attempted suicide by paraquat poisoning during 2000-2010. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Paraquat poisoning is a lethal method of suicide used around the world. Although restricting its accessibility had been widely discussed, the underlying psychopathological mechanism of paraquat self-poisoning and its association with mortality have not ...
Chemin Lin +4 more
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Comment on "Medical Management and Outcome of Paraquat Poisoning in Ahvaz, Iran: A Hospital-Based Study" [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2016 Dear editor, We read the recent article of Rahmani et al entitled "Medical Management and Outcome of Paraquat Poisoning in Ahvaz, Iran: A Hospital-Based Study" in your journal (1).
Arman Otroshi +2 more
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Green serum—A sign of paraquat poisoning [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023 Toshinori Maezawa, Toru Tsutsui
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Paraquat prohibition and change in the suicide rate and methods in South Korea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The annual suicide rate in South Korea is the highest among the developed countries. Paraquat is a highly lethal herbicide, commonly used in South Korea as a means for suicide.
Woojae Myung +8 more
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Case report: Lung transplantation for treatment of paraquat intoxication: timing of transplantation
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Objective: To analyze the optimal timing of lung transplantation and summarize postoperative complications and their management after paraquat poisoning.Methods: Here, we present the clinical course of a 17-year-old boy with paraquat poisoning, in whom ...
Congcong Li +8 more
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National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020 Background: Among the class of organophosphates, paraquat remains the commonly used herbicidal compound for self-poisoning in developing countries. Ingestion of paraquat is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in many parts of the world. The absence of any
Kanai Lal Karmakar +5 more
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Effects of Paraquat Ban on Herbicide Poisoning-Related Mortality [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: In Korea, registration of paraquat-containing herbicides was canceled in November 2011, and sales thereof were completely banned in November 2012. We evaluated the effect of the paraquat ban on the epidemiology and mortality of herbicide-induced
You, JS +20 more
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Paraquat Poisoning: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Paraquat is commonly used herbicide by farmers in North West Rajasthan. Despite its easy availability, poisoning of its not common. Fatal dose of paraquat is so small that >10 ml poison can damage lungs permanently.
Harish Kumar +4 more
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The Corticosteroids in Paraquat PoisoningAre They the Sole Life-saving Drugs?: A Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: Paraquat poisoning has the highest mortality rate, as high as, 50%-90% due to multiorgan failure, inspite of early interventions by symptomatic medications in the best intensive care settings.The high degree of acute inflammation was ...
HA Krishnamurthy +2 more
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