Curanderismo: Consequences of folk medicine

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 228-229

  DeBellonia, Renato Rocco ^a   Marcus, Steven ^a   Shih, Richard ^b   Kashani, John ^a   Rella, Joseph G ^c   Ruck, Bruce ^a  

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

^b MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Espanto; Folk medicine; Isopropyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; BICARBONATE; CHAMOMILE;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CURANDERISMO; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOTRAUMA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITAL SIGN;

2-PROPANOL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; SOLVENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449083760     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816b7a92     Document Type: Article

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