Overcoming apathy in research on organophosphate poisoning

BMJ. 2004 Nov 20;329(7476):1231-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1231.

Abstract

High rates of pesticide poisoning in developing countries and increasing risk of nerve gas attacks in the West mean effective antidotes for organophosphates should be a worldwide priority

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antidotes
  • Attitude to Health
  • Biomedical Research
  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Motivation
  • Organophosphate Poisoning*
  • Pesticides / poisoning*

Substances

  • Antidotes
  • Pesticides