Emergency visits for childhood poisoning: A 2-year prospective multicenter survey in Spain

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 334-338

  Mintegi, Santiago ^a,r   Fernández, Ana ^a,r   Alustiza, Jesús ^b,r   Canduela, Víctor ^c,r   Mongil, Isidro ^c,r   Caubet, Inmaculada ^d,r   Clerigué, Nuria ^e,r   Herranz, M ^e,r   Crespo, Esther ^f,r   Fanjul, José L ^g,r   Fernández, Porfirio ^h,r   Humayor, Javier ^i,r   Landa, Joseba ^j,r   Muñoz, José A ^j,r   Lasarte, José R ^k,r   Núñez, Francisco J ^k,r   López, Javier ^l,r   Molina, Juan C ^m,r   Pérez, Amalia ^n,r   Pou, Jordi ^o,r   Sánchez, Carlos A ^p,r   Vázquez, Paula ^q,r   more..

^a HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Bidasoa   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LAREDO   (Spain)

^d Espitau Val d'Aran   (Spain)

^e Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^j Complejo Donostia ^*  (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL DE MENDARO   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL DE ZUMÁRRAGA   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^p Unidad Materno Infantil   (Spain)

^q HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^r Clinical Toxilogic Working Group   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Pediatric toxicology; Poisoning; Toxic substances

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; CARBON MONOXIDE; ILLICIT DRUG; PARACETAMOL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PARTIAL BLINDNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; STREET DRUGS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33744829514     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000215651.50008.1b     Document Type: Review

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