Childhood and adolescence poisoning in NSW, Australia: An analysis of age, sex, geographic, and poison types

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 338-342

  Lam, Lawrence T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; POISONING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VENOMS;

EID: 1542753406     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.4.338     Document Type: Article

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