Assessing parental utilization of the poison center: An emergency center-based survey

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 467-473

  Kelly, Nancy R ^a,d   Kirkland, Rebecca T ^a   Holmes, Susan E ^a   Ellis, Michael D ^b   Delclos, George ^c   Kozinetz, Claudia A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; RODENTICIDE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; PARENT; POISON CENTER; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030791756     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289703600806     Document Type: Article

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