Developmental risk factors for unintentional childhood poisoning

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-230

  Soori, Hamid ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Poisoning; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; IRAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; POISONING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035287008     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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