Severe childhood injuries and poisoning in a densely populated city: Where do they occur and what type?

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 175.e7-175.e12

  Hon, Kam Lun ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Cheung, Kam Lau ^a   Nip, Siu Ying Angel ^a   Ng, Judy ^a   Fok, Tai Fai ^a   Ng, Pak Cheung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

PICU; Severe childhood injuries and poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; MANNITOL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77049104266     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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