Accidental pediatric ingestion, hospital charges and failure to utilize a poison control center

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 29-33

  Stremski, Ernest S ^a,b,c  

^a Wisconsin Poison System   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ARSENIC ACID; ASTEMIZOLE; BENZOCAINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BORIC ACID; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLIPIZIDE; IBUPROFEN; INSECTICIDE; IRON; METHYLPHENIDATE; MINOXIDIL; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PRAZOSIN; SALBUTAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TOLUENE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG INTOXICATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; POISONS; TELEPHONE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0032784802     PISSN: 00436542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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