Predictors of unintentional poisoning among children under 5 years of age in karachi: A matched case-control study

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-33

  Ahmed, Bilal ^a   Fatmi, Zafar ^a   Siddiqui, Amna R ^a   Sheikh, Abdul L ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; DRUG;

ACCIDENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAKISTAN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PARENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISONING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79751529936     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.027524     Document Type: Article

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