Independent Prognostic Factors for Acute Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning
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Independent Prognostic Factors for Acute Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning.
BACKGROUND Acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning (AOPP) is becoming a significant problem and a potential cause of human mortality because of the abuse of organophosphate compounds. This study aims to determine the independent prognostic factors of AOPP by using multivariate logistic regression analysis. METHODS The clinical data for 71 subjects with AOPP admitted to our hospital were re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04514