Analysis of the pattern of acute poisoning in patients admitted to a governmental hospital in palestine

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 914-918

  Sawalha, Ansam F ^a   Sweileh, Waleed M ^a   Tufaha, Maysoon T ^a   Al Jabi, Dua' Y ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; DRUG;

ACUTE POISONING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSECT STING; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALESTINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF POISONING; SEX RATIO; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUMMER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649421372     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2010.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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