Evaluating the utilization of a regional poison center by Latino Communities

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 855-860

  Clark, Richard F ^a,b   Phillips, Maureen ^a   Manoguerra, Anthony S ^a   Chan, Theodore C ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Poison center; Poisonings; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; HERBICIDE; ILLICIT DRUG; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METAL DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVENOMATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRANCE; POISON CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

INSECTA;

EID: 0036937297     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120016956     Document Type: Article

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