Accidental intakes of remedies from complementary and alternative medicine in children-analysis of data from the swiss toxicological information centre

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 681-688

  Zuzak, Tycho Jan ^a,b   Rauber Lüthy, Christine ^c   Simões Wüst, Ana Paula ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Schweizerisches Toxikologisches Informationszentrum   (Switzerland)

^d Paracelsus Hospital Richterswil   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accidental intakes; Children; Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal; Homeopathy; Intoxication

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHOL; ACHILLEA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; CAMPHOR; CHAMOMILE; ESCHSCHOLZIA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; FENNEL OIL; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; GRAPEFRUIT OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LAVENDER OIL; LEMON EXTRACT; LINDEN EXTRACT; MILKWEED ROOT EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; ORANGE EXTRACT; PASSION FLOWER EXTRACT; PEPPER EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPOLIS; ROSEMARY OIL; SPRUCE OIL; TEA TREE OIL; THYME OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ACHILLEA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; ESCHSCHOLTZIA; GRAPEFRUIT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LEMON; LINDEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARIGOLD; MATER PERLATUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONION; ORANGE (FRUIT); PASSION FLOWER; PEPPER; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRUCE; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEA; TOXICOLOGY; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POISONING; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77952095800     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1087-9     Document Type: Article

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