Etiology and outcome of patients presenting for poisoning to the emergency department in Taiwan: A prospective study

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 373-379

  Lee, H L ^a,b   Lin, H J ^c,d   Yeh, St Y ^d   Chi, C H ^b   Guo, H R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Pesticides; Poisoning; Suicidal attempt

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52649086214     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327108094609     Document Type: Article

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