Absence of esophageal injury in pediatric patients after hair relaxer ingestion

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 953-955

  Ahsan, Syed ^a,b   Haupert, Michael ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC AGENT; COSMETIC;

ARTICLE; BURN; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

EID: 0032884309     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.125.9.953     Document Type: Article

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