Trends in major types of poisoning exposures in children reported to a Regional Poison Control Center, 1994-2001

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 573-576

  Vassilev, Zdravko P ^a,c   Marcus, Steven ^a   Jennis, Thelma ^a   Ruck, Bruce ^a   Rego, German ^a   Swenson, Roberta ^a   Halperin, William ^b  

^a New Jersey Poison Information and Education System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c NJPIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; POISON CENTER; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW JERSEY; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242669821     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280404300611     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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