Acute ethanol toxicity from ingesting mouthwash in children younger than age 6, 1989-2003

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 405-409

  Massey, Christopher C ^a   Shulman, Jay D ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Consumer product safety commission; Ethanol toxicity; Mouthwash; Toxic exposure surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SWALLOWING; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DEGLUTITION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MOUTHWASHES; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249107967     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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