Childhood poisoning: A population study in Trieste, Italy, 1975-1994

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 687-695

  Marchi, A G ^a   Renier, S ^a   Messi, G ^a   Barbone, F ^b  

^a Servizio di Pronto Soccorso   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood poisoning; Epidemiology; Incidence rate; Population study

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON MONOXIDE; POISON;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTOXICATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032143638     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00045-6     Document Type: Article

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