Health hazards associated with laundry detergent pods - United States, May-June 2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 44, 2012, Pages 825-829

  Beuhler, Michael C ^a   Henretig, Fred M ^b   Gala, Payal ^b   Meaney, Peter ^b   Wolfe, Heather ^b   Lewis, Lauren ^c   Schier, Joshua ^c   Law, Royal ^c   Punja, Mohan ^c   Kieszak, Stephanie ^c   Pillai, Satish K ^d  

^a Carolinas Poison Center   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DETERGENTS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

EID: 84869038183     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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