Assessment of short-term outcomes following unintentional ingestions of oral contraceptive pills by toddlers Ingestion of oral contraceptive pills by toddlers A.-M. Lynch et al.

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-177

  Lynch, Ann Maree ^a,b   McKay, Bridgett ^b   Murray, Lindsay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Pediatric; Poison control centers; Poisoning; Poisoning management

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TODDLER; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING; AFFECT; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TABLET; TIME;

AFFECT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TABLETS; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70350482283     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650802438076     Document Type: Article

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