Factors associated with healthcare visits by young children for nontoxic poisoning exposures

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 572-578

  Polivka, Barbara J ^c   Casavant, Marcel ^a   Baker, S David ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Emergency department; Healthcare visits; Poisoning exposure; Poisonings; Young children

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; OHIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650176852     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9243-8     Document Type: Article

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