Foreign body injuries in children: Need for a step forward against an old yet neglected epidemic

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-99

  Gregori, Dario ^a   Foltran, Francesca ^a   Passali, Desiderio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIARRHEA; ELECTRIC BATTERY; EPIDEMIC; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NOTE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOREIGN BODIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 79551600654     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01170.x     Document Type: Note

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