Toxicoepidemiology in Zimbabwe: Admissions resulting from exposure to paraffin (kerosene)

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-107

  Tagwireyi, D ^a   Ball, D E ^b   Nhachi, C F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Admissions; Exposure; Kerosene; Paraffin; Toxicoepidemiology; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; INFUSION FLUID; KANAMYCIN; KEROSENE; PARACETAMOL; PARAFFIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAFFIN POISONING; PATIENT REFERRAL; SELF POISONING; ZIMBABWE; ACCIDENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; KEROSENE; MALE; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33645978676     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650500514277     Document Type: Article

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