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Acute Methamidophos Poisoning

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Acta Medicinæ Legalis Vol. XLIV 1994

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Pesticides, organophosphates and carbamates in particular, are the cause of the 50% of suicidal, homicidal and accidental poisoning in Macedonia, Greece1. Methamidophos (O,S-dimethyl-phosphoramidothioate) an organophosphorous insecticide which is widely used in agriculture in spite of its extremely high toxicity, is the commonest pesticide encountered in poisoning cases.

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  1. Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece

    H. Tsoukali & M. Tsougas

  2. Center of Veterinary Institutions of Thessaloniki, 26th Oct. 80, 54627, Thessaloniki, Greece

    V. Antoniou & N. Zantopoulos

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  1. Institut de Médecine Légale, Université de Strasbourg, 11, rue Humann, F-67085, Strasbourg, France

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Tsoukali, H., Antoniou, V., Zantopoulos, N., Tsougas, M. (1995). Acute Methamidophos Poisoning. In: Mangin, P., Ludes, B. (eds) Acta Medicinæ Legalis Vol. XLIV 1994. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79523-7_65

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