Poisoning-related visits to emergency departments in the United States, 1993-1996

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 817-826

  McCaig, Linda F ^a   Burt, Catharine W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; POISON CENTER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING; PROBABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033381741     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100102460     Document Type: Article

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