Lamp oil poisoning: Did the European guideline reduce the number and severity of intoxications?

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Van Gorcum, Teetske Frouke ^a   Hunault, Claudine C ^a   Van Zoelen, Gerard A ^a   De Vries, Irma ^a,b   Meulenbelt, Jan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bio diesel; Intoxication; Lamp oil; Low viscosity petroleum distillates; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

LAMP OIL; LIQUID PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUEL OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LAMP OIL POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY; EUROPE; HOSPITALIZATION; PACKAGING; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUEL OILS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PRODUCT LABELING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 59649083808     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701771965     Document Type: Article

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