Thirty-three-year experience on childhood poisoning

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 251-259

  Özdemir, Ramazan ^a   Bayrakci, Benan ^a   Tekşam, Özlem ^a   Yalçin, Bilgehan ^a   Kale, Gülsev ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Intoxication; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDOTE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COLCHICINE; LAXATIVE; PARACETAMOL;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD POISONING; DIURESIS; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TURKEY;

EID: 84870363535     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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