Association between sociodemographic factors and exposures and utilization of poison centers in Texas, 1998-2002

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 755-761

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHEMICAL AGENT; COSMETIC; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PESTICIDE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POISON CENTER; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; TEXAS;

EID: 19644379022     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590930153     Document Type: Article

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