Host and environment factors for exposure to poisons: A case-control study of preschool children in Thailand

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 214-217

  Chatsantiprapa, Kannikar ^a   Chokkanapitak, J ^b   Pinpradit, N ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Public Health   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Education   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Host and environment; Poisoning in preschoolers; Risk factors; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POISONING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

EID: 0035458914     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.3.214     Document Type: Article

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