Plant poisonings in children in the Czech Republic, 1996-2001

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 467-472

  Vichova, Petra ^a   Jahodar, Ludek ^a  

^a Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Children; Hospitalization; Plant; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; PLANT TOXIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RANITIDINE; STRAMONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAN; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC;

ARUNDINARIA; DATURA STRAMONIUM; DIEFFENBACHIA SEGUINE; LABURNUM ANAGYROIDES; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TAXUS;

EID: 0142074754     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327103ht387oa     Document Type: Review

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