Paediatric poisonings treated in one Finnish main university hospital between 2002 and 2006

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 790-794

  Kivistö, Juho E ^a,b,c,e   Arvola, Taina ^a,c   Parkkari, Jari ^d   Mattila, Ville M ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Hameenlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^e NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Child; Drugs; Poisonings

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTOXICATION; LAVAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POISONING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43249094927     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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