Differences and similarities in poisoning admissions between urban and rural health centers in Zimbabwe

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-241

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Poisoning admissions; Rural; Toxicoepidemiology; Urban; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; PESTICIDE; TOXIC GAS; VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; GENDER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; ZIMBABWE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33745107557     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650600584279     Document Type: Article

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