Poisoning in Israel: Annual report of the Israel poison information Center, 2007

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 749-756

  Bentur, Yedidia ^a   Lurie, Yael ^a   Cahana, Alfred ^a   Lavon, Ophir ^a   Bloom Krasik, Anna ^a   Kovler, Nona ^a   Gurevych, Bella ^a   Raikhlin Eisenkraft, Bianca ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Intoxication; Israel; Poison center; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POISON CENTER; POISONOUS PLANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149331355     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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