Emergency department visits due to pesticide poisoning in South Korea, 20062009

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-119

  Ko, Yousun ^a   Kim, Hyun Joong ^a   Cha, Eun Shil ^a   Kim, Jaeyoung ^b   Lee, Won Jin ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Epidemiology; Intentions; Pesticides; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; RODENTICIDE; THALLIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; POISONING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863140713     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2012.655281     Document Type: Article

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