Population attributable risk of unintentional childhood poisoning in Karachi Pakistan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Ahmed, Bilal ^a   Fatmi, Zafar ^b   Siddiqui, Amna R ^b,c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE; PETROLEUM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG STORAGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNINTENTIONAL POISONING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG STORAGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80055060657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026881     Document Type: Article

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