Caustic ingestions in children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 651-654

  Kay, Marsha ^a   Wyllie, Robert ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caustic; Complication; Endoscopy; Esophageal stricture; Ingestion; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC AGENT;

CLEANING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDEMIC; ESOPHAGUS BURN; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; EXPOSURE; FATALITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INGESTION; INJURY SEVERITY; LAW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH INJURY; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 73349104902     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32832e2764     Document Type: Review

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