Poison exposure and outcome of children admitted to a pediatric emergency department

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-149

  Lin, Yan Ren ^a,c   Wu, Tung Kung ^c   Liu, Tzu An ^d   Chou, Chu Chung ^a,e   Wu, Han Ping ^b,f,g  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

children; cleansing products; duration of hospitalization; non pharmaceuticals; pharmaceuticals; poison

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DETERGENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PESTICIDES; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956355636     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-011-0267-7     Document Type: Article

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