Contrary to the literature, vomiting is not a common manifestation associated with plant exposures

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 298-300

  Krenzelok, Edward P ^a   Mrvos, Rita ^a   Jacobsen, T D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPOSURE; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; PLANT; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOXICOLOGY; VOMITING;

HUMANS; PLANT POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOXICOLOGY; VOMITING;

CEPHAELIS IPECACUANHA; DIEFFENBACHIA; EPIPREMNUM; EUCALYPTUS; EUPHORBIA; HEDERA; NARCISSUS; PHILODENDRON; PHYTOLACCA; SPATHIPHYLLUM;

EID: 0036786663     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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