A study of childhood poisoning at National Poisons Information Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-196

  Gupta, Suresh Kumar ^a   Peshin, Sharda Shah ^a   Srivastava, Amita ^a   Kaleekal, Thomas ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood Poisoning; Drugs; Household Products; Poisons Centre; Telephone queries

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CALCIUM; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; DRUG; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; IRON; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; THINNER; THYROID HORMONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFORMATION CENTER; INSECT STING; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCORPION; SNAKEBITE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

DATURA; INSECTA; SCORPIONES; SERPENTES;

EID: 0038125506     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.45.191     Document Type: Article

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