Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 239-247 , July 2009

Poisoning severity score, APACHE II and GCS: Effective clinical indices for estimating severity and predicting outcome of acute organophosphorus and carbamate poisoning

  • Kishore Gnana Sam, MPharm (Senior Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 820 2922403/2572621; fax: +91 820 2571998.
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  • Krishnakanth Kondabolu, BPharm (Student)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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  • Dipanwita Pati, BPharm (Student)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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  • Asha Kamath, MSc (Senior Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, KMC, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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  • G. Pradeep Kumar, MD PhD (Professor and Head)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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  • Padma G.M. Rao, MPharm PhD (Professor and Head)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Received 20 November 2007 ,Revised 23 September 2008 ,Accepted 9 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.004

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 239-247 , July 2009

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